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SSG 261 Thumb vs Gascoigne 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Ronan Harvey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Clayton Price!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Price dives in for a single leg takedown but Harvey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harvey shoots in but Price avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harvey shoots in but Price avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Price.
Price drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Harvey (0) vs (2) Price
Harvey working a defensive guard here.
Price drops back looking for a leg! Harvey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harvey manages to kick Price off! Price jumps back into Harvey's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey trying to keep a closed guard but Price is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Price is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harvey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harvey is trying to keep Price in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey controls Price momentarily but Price frees himself.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
My spies in New York Public Gym inform me that Price has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Price drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harvey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harvey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harvey! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Harvey (4) vs (2) Price
Price is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harvey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Price is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Price can't do much from the bottom here.
Price tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harvey tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Harvey stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price manages to get back to half guard.
Price wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Harvey slows the pace down in half guard.
Price is trying to control but can't.
Price looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harvey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Price does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Price moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harvey has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harvey 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.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Price keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price pulls Harvey in close to prevent any damage.
Harvey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet.
Price is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Price can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harvey controls the pace.
Price trying to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harvey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harvey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Price has Harvey pulled in close to control his posture.
Price keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Harvey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Price working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harvey has passed into half guard!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Price is staying active underneath Harvey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Price tries to roll over but Harvey keeps him under control.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
Price wants to improve his position but Harvey is controlling well.
Harvey wants to free his trapped foot but Price is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harvey is working hard here to advance position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Price is doing well to control the position and prevent Harvey from advancing to side control.
Harvey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Price does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Price has a hand on Harvey's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harvey takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Harvey (7) vs (2) Price
Harvey avoids the attempt from Price to control.
Price is looking to get to half guard.
Price wants to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.
Harvey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Price is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Harvey has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Harvey (10) vs (2) Price
Harvey controlling the position well here. Price rolled but Harvey kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Harvey has the hooks in. Price is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harvey is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
A lull in the action here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Harvey controlling well, preventing Price from escaping the position.
Price trying to control the position but Harvey manages to sink in the hooks.
Harvey has the hooks in. Price is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harvey gets his hands free as Price looks to control.
Price staying busy and making it hard for Harvey to control.
Harvey is not going to allow Price to sit and survive in this position.
Price is really stuck here.
Harvey tries to get the hooks in deep but Price pushed the leg off.
Price manages to reverse the position and now he's in Harvey's guard. Nice work there by Price.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harvey (10) vs (4) Price
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Price is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Harvey. Score +3 for passing guard: Harvey (10) vs (7) Price
Harvey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Harvey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harvey is being controlled here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control but Harvey is keeping him busy.
Price is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harvey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Price is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Harvey is trying to improve his position.
Price working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harvey keeps working.
Harvey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Price is working for a kimura but Harvey is defending it quite comfortably.
Harvey wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey takes the fight on points by 10 to 7. |
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