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SSG 263 Johnson vs Solo 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Robert Kelly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 21 losses; Dusty Rhodeo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Rhodeo jumps guard.
Rhodeo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhodeo is retaining full guard.
Kelly is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhodeo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rhodeo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelly pushes down on Rhodeo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rhodeo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly wants to control but Rhodeo is keeping him busy.
Rhodeo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhodeo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodeo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhodeo is retaining full guard.
Rhodeo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rhodeo, not yet.
Rhodeo keeps trying to improve his position.
Rhodeo keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Kelly advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (3) vs (0) Rhodeo
Rhodeo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to move to mount but Rhodeo blocks the move with his legs.
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rhodeo is looking for a sweep.
Rhodeo struggling a bit here.
Rhodeo is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Rhodeo struggling a bit here.
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rhodeo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly gets to mount! Rhodeo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kelly (5) vs (0) Rhodeo
Rhodeo wants to hold on but Kelly pushes him away.
Rhodeo is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Kelly looking to secure an arm triangle but Rhodeo defends it well.
Kelly working for a submission but Rhodeo is keeping him at bay.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Rhodeo is squirming around nicely.
Kelly is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rhodeo is surviving well by controlling Kelly's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Rhodeo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly avoids the attempt from Rhodeo to control.
Kelly has hold of Rhodeo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rhodeo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kelly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rhodeo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rhodeo regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly is looking to advance position but Rhodeo won't allow it.
Rhodeo trying to control here.
Kelly wants to free his trapped foot but Rhodeo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rhodeo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rhodeo is controlling Kelly's posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rhodeo has Kelly pulled in close to control his posture.
Rhodeo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelly's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kelly (5) vs (2) Rhodeo
Rhodeo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rhodeo wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Rhodeo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rhodeo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhodeo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Kelly working for a triangle but Rhodeo defends it easily.
Rhodeo wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Rhodeo stays in close to Kelly's body and controls the position.
Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rhodeo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rhodeo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Rhodeo tries to pass.
Rhodeo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rhodeo passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Kelly (5) vs (5) Rhodeo
Kelly is letting Rhodeo control him for a moment.
Kelly stops Rhodeo from passing to mount.
Rhodeo wants to control but Kelly is keeping him busy.
Rhodeo advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kelly (5) vs (7) Rhodeo
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelly stops Rhodeo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rhodeo content just to control the position here.
Kelly stops Rhodeo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo controlling the position easily from mount.
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rhodeo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kelly is trying to escape the mount.
Kelly has given up his back. Will we see Rhodeo going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Kelly (5) vs (10) Rhodeo
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo controlling the position well here. Kelly rolled but Rhodeo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kelly tries to roll but Rhodeo sticks to his back.
Rhodeo has good solid back control here.
Rhodeo struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kelly right now.
Rhodeo controlling from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rhodeo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kelly can't escape the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rhodeo controls the position.
Kelly is really stuck here.
Rhodeo controlling the position well here. Kelly rolled but Rhodeo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Kelly tries to break free.
Kelly rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rhodeo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kelly is not content to let Rhodeo control the position.
Rhodeo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kelly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rhodeo.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Rhodeo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rhodeo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rhodeo prevents Kelly from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhodeo wins on points by 10 to 5.
Dusty Rhodeo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fantasy Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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