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CACC 167: Arias vs Sanchez II PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Sambulo Yeboah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 6 losses; Ricky Judge!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Yeboah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Judge counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yeboah (0) vs (2) Judge
Still in half guard, Judge seems content to control.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Judge pulls his head out easily.
Yeboah is refusing to be controlled, as Judge sits in half guard.
Judge uses his free foot to push down on Yeboah's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yeboah. Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (0) vs (5) Judge
Yeboah wants to hold on but Judge pushes him away.
Judge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge trying to control but Yeboah is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yeboah haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Judge goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yeboah turns into him and now he's in Judge's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (2) vs (5) Judge
Judge pulls Yeboah in to control the position.
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.
Yeboah trying to control but Judge is working from the bottom.
Judge is trying to keep Yeboah in close.
Yeboah looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yeboah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge looking to control.
Yeboah tries to free his leg and advance position but Judge is retaining full guard.
Judge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Judge keeps moving.
Judge working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yeboah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Judge managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah won't allow Judge to sweep him here.
Judge is trying to control the position but Yeboah postures up.
Yeboah is fighting to break Judge's control of his arms but Judge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Judge wants to sweep here but Yeboah controlling him for the moment.
Judge is still trying to improve position.
Yeboah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Judge is keeping the position for now.
Judge trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah won't allow Judge to sweep him here.
Yeboah pushing down on Judge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yeboah wants to pass to mount but Judge is defending the position.
Yeboah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Judge is trying to maintain the position but Yeboah is very close to passing his half guard.
Judge is looking for a sweep. Yeboah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yeboah works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (5) vs (5) Judge
Judge is trying to control Yeboah's posture but Yeboah avoids it.
Judge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Judge, who protects the arm well.
Yeboah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yeboah taking a break here but Judge is having none of it and regains half guard.
Judge trying to control but Yeboah postures up.
Judge is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yeboah jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (8) vs (5) Judge
Yeboah taking a breather here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Judge has escaped the position, nice work there.
Judge is looking for a sweep.
Judge is not content to let Yeboah control the position.
Yeboah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Judge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Judge is trying to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to control but Judge is keeping him busy.
Judge manages to get back to half guard.
Judge is looking to control Yeboah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Judge avoid being mounted?
Yeboah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Judge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yeboah is thwarting Judge's attempts to control the position.
Judge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yeboah is pressing down on Judge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Judge is holding on for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Judge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Judge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yeboah is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Judge manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Judge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Judge can't keep his opponent in guard - Yeboah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yeboah is looking to take a break and control but Judge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yeboah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Judge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge has his hands clasped together around Yeboah's back. He's all about the action.
Judge trying to control here.
Yeboah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Judge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Judge trying to control here.
Judge trying to get back to full guard but Yeboah takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (11) vs (5) Judge
Judge is trying desperately to improve position.
Judge is squirming around, avoiding Yeboah's attempts to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah fails to take his opponent's back.
Judge is squirming around, avoiding Yeboah's attempts to control the action.
Yeboah is trying to take his opponent's back.
Judge just holding on.
Judge is desperately trying to improve his position but Yeboah has a good base and remains in mount.
Judge bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (11) vs (7) Judge
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yeboah is keeping the position for now.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Judge from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yeboah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Judge is aware though and is defending well.
Yeboah is trying to control the position but Judge postures up.
Judge won't allow Yeboah to sweep him here.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Judge from controlling successfully.
Judge tries to free his leg and advance position but Yeboah is retaining full guard.
Yeboah is trying to keep Judge in close.
Judge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Judge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yeboah's guard.
Yeboah is staying active underneath Judge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Judge is working for a kimura but Yeboah is defending it quite comfortably.
Yeboah won't allow Judge to pass to mount.
Yeboah trying to hold on to Judge's head to control him but Judge postures up.
Still in half guard, Judge seems content to control.
Judge is trying to control. Yeboah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yeboah wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yeboah trying to control here.
Yeboah tries to get to full guard but Judge has control of the leg.
Yeboah actively working from the bottom here.
Judge wants to free his trapped foot but Yeboah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yeboah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Judge pulls his head out easily.
Yeboah tries to get to full guard but Judge has control of the leg.
Judge is controlling the pace.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge prevents Yeboah from improving his position.
Judge wants to pass the guard but Yeboah is defending well.
Judge is trying to control the action in half guard but Yeboah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Yeboah moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeboah takes the fight on points by 11 to 7.
An out of breath Sambulo Yeboah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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