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SSG 275 Standish vs Hall PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 12 losses; Bulla Marden! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 12 losses; Seemah Feet!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Feet looking to score a takedown here. Marden is defending well but Feet drives through and ends up in Marden's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Marden (0) vs (2) Feet
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feet not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Feet has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Feet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Feet has managed to get both his arms back between Marden's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet is looking to advance position but Marden has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Marden (4) vs (2) Feet
Marden controlling the pace for now.
Feet is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Feet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marden controlling his opponent.
Feet sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Feet is trying to get back to full guard.
Feet is controlling Marden's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Feet 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.
Feet is not content to let Marden control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Feet wants to improve his position but Marden is controlling well.
Marden trying to control from half guard but Feet is working away.
Marden not doing much here.
Marden is trying to control the action in half guard but Feet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marden seems to be working for a kimura but Feet defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet tries to roll over but Marden keeps him under control.
Feet is trying to maintain the position but Marden is very close to passing his half guard.
Marden controlling the action here.
Marden is looking for submissions but instead, Feet has regained full guard.
Marden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marden wants to control from the top but Feet keeps moving.
Marden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marden controlling from the top position.
Feet trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Feet working a defensive guard but Marden manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Marden (7) vs (2) Feet
Marden working away.
The referee asks Marden politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marden prefers to stall for the moment though.
Marden wants to control but Feet is keeping him busy.
Feet can't do much from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marden trying to control the action but Feet is working from the bottom.
Marden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Feet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Feet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marden looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feet keeps working.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Feet is looking to reverse the position.
Feet sneaks back into half guard.
Marden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Feet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Feet.
Feet trying to control the position.
Feet wants to sweep here but Marden controlling him for the moment.
Marden trying to control the position from guard on top but Feet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Feet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marden trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet wants to sweep but no luck.
Marden trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marden trying to control the position from guard on top but Feet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marden being controlled here momentarily.
Marden 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.
Marden preventing the sweep.
Feet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Feet is trying to control the position but Marden postures up.
Marden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Feet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marden trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Marden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Feet keeping moving, preventing Marden from controlling successfully.
Feet trying to control the position.
Feet is controlling Marden's posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Marden wants to control from the top but Feet keeps moving.
Marden preventing the sweep.
Marden trying to control the position from guard on top but Feet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Feet is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Feet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Feet has his foot on Marden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marden works his way back into a safe position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Marden's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Feet is trying to control the position but Marden postures up.
Feet might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marden haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Feet wants to sweep here but Marden controlling him for the moment.
Feet keeping full guard, as Marden tries to pass.
Feet is looking for a triangle but Marden pushes his legs off easily.
Feet working a defensive guard here.
Marden trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet is trying to control the position but Marden postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Feet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marden is one step ahead there.
Marden trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet wants to sweep here but Marden controlling him for the moment.
Marden trying to control but Feet is working from the bottom.
Marden advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Marden (10) vs (2) Feet
Marden trying to control the action but Feet is working from the bottom.
Feet wants to control but Marden postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Feet is looking to regain half guard here but Marden keeps moving and retains side control.
Feet is letting Marden control him for a moment.
Marden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Feet wants to control but Marden postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Feet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Feet struggling a bit here.
Feet is looking to regain half guard here but Marden keeps moving and retains side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Marden is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Feet is trying to control Marden's posture but Marden avoids it.
Feet is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Marden politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Marden prefers to stall for the moment though.
Feet is looking for a sweep.
Marden controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marden tries for a kimura but Feet is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marden takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
Our winner, Bulla Marden, 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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