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CACC 73 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 1306 p4p, 174 weight class) and Vulcahn Dravezesdi (ranked 1619 p4p, 208 weight class). Ribbler comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Religion - Infected. Dravezesdi has chosen Nobody's Fool as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Ibbe Ribbler! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 9 losses; Vulcahn Dravezesdi! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Dravezesdi misses with a takedown and Ribbler counters with a takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ribbler (4) vs (0) Dravezesdi Ribbler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. A control attempt from Dravezesdi but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ribbler (6) vs (0) Dravezesdi Ribbler controlling the pace for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dravezesdi regains half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Dravezesdi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dravezesdi is looking for a triangle but Ribbler pushes his legs off easily.
Ribbler won't allow Dravezesdi to sweep him here. Ribbler wants to pass the guard but Dravezesdi is keeping the position. Dravezesdi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ribbler 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 Dravezesdi. Score +3 for passing guard: Ribbler (9) vs (0) Dravezesdi Dravezesdi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ribbler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Dravezesdi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ribbler is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ribbler (11) vs (0) Dravezesdi
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dravezesdi is trying to escape the mount.
Dravezesdi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Dravezesdi wants to control but Ribbler is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Ribbler seems content to control. Dravezesdi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Ribbler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dravezesdi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Dravezesdi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Ribbler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dravezesdi looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Dravezesdi is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Ribbler has latched onto it... Big trouble! Ribbler pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dravezesdi is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Ribbler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ibbe Ribbler! Ibbe Ribbler retains his welterweight title! Our winner, Ibbe Ribbler, 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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