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Event:
GFC 155 TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND
Date: Jan 23, 2022 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ace.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch but Banjo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Banjo instigates a clinch. #BC#
Banjo breaks from the clinch.
Ace moves to clinch but Banjo breaks away #TD#
and Banjo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ace keeping moving, preventing Banjo from controlling successfully.
Banjo wants to get up but he can't break Ace's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ace keeping moving, preventing Banjo from controlling successfully.
Ace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ace is pulling down on Banjo's head to control his posture. #T1#
Banjo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ace is proving hard to escape from.
Banjo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Ace looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ace wants to get back to his feet but Banjo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Banjo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ace pulls Banjo in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ace thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ace is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ace's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Banjo fails to land the takedown.#TD2#
Ace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Banjo!
Banjo struggling a bit here.#T3#
Ace is staying tight to Banjo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ace trying to control the position but Banjo is working away.
Ace misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ace trying to control the position but Banjo is working away.
Banjo struggling a bit here.
Ace is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Banjo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ace trying to control the action but Banjo is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Ace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Banjo is not content to let Ace control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banjo is trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yungeen Ace will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Ace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banjo.
Ace drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Banjo defends it well.
Ace misses with a head kick.
#TD#
Banjo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ace did well to prevent Banjo getting side control.
Banjo prevents Ace from improving his position.
Ace gets full guard.
Ace 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.#SUB2#
Ace looking for a guillotine here but Banjo defends easily.
Ace doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ace controls Banjo momentarily but Banjo frees himself. #T1#
Ace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ace is trying to control the position but Banjo postures up.
Ace keeping moving, preventing Banjo from controlling successfully.
Ace wants to sweep here but Banjo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Ace looking for a guillotine here but Banjo defends easily.
Banjo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ace is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ace looking for a sweep. Not yet Ace, not yet.
Banjo wants to control from the top but Ace keeps moving.
Ace wants to stand and escape but Banjo is having none of it.
Banjo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ace is retaining full guard.
Banjo stopping the sweep attempt from Ace.
Banjo looking to sit in guard and control but Ace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Banjo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ace's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3##SUB#
Banjo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banjo is keeping the position for now.
Ace stands and throws Banjo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ace wants to control but Banjo is keeping him busy.
Ace content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Ace.
Banjo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ace on the ground.#SU2#
Ace stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Banjo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Ace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ace lands in his opponent's guard.
Ace is looking to stand up but Banjo won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yungeen Ace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Ace throws a low kick but Banjo moves out of range easily.
Banjo misses with a body shot
#TD2#
and Ace counters with a nice double leg into side control. Banjo won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Ace is trying to get an arm triangle but Banjo is defending well. #SUB2#
Ace tries for a kimura but Banjo is defending well.
Ace working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ace is looking to take a break and control but Banjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ace controlling the position from side mount. #T1#
Ace trying to control the action but Banjo is working from the bottom.
Banjo trying to remain calm as Ace controls from the top position.
Banjo is looking for a sweep.
Yungeen Ace has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Ace is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Banjo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ace gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Banjo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ace lets go of the hold and Banjo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yungeen Ace!
A less than humble Yungeen Ace misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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