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CACC 182: Vicini vs Tomson 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 8 losses; Ricky Judge! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Corey Clark !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Judge pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clark rushes Judge and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Clark is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Judge can't fight it off and eventually Clark manages to take the fight to the floor. Judge looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Judge (0) vs (2) Clark
Judge is pulling down on Clark 's head to control his posture.
Judge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Judge working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
My spies in Cope's Gym inform me that Clark has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Clark wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
Clark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Judge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clark manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (2) vs (2) Clark
Judge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clark managing to control the position.
Judge postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Judge trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Clark 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.
Clark is controlling Judge's posture.
Judge wants to pass the guard but Clark is keeping the position.
Judge advances to half guard.
Judge trying to control from half guard but Clark is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Judge is pressing down on Clark 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clark is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to improve his position but Judge is controlling well.
Clark is not content to let Judge control the position.
Clark trying to control but Judge postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Judge's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Judge is thwarting Clark 's attempts to control the position.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clark won't allow Judge to pass to mount.
Clark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Judge advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (5) vs (2) Clark
Judge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge is trying to get an arm triangle but Clark is defending well.
Judge passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Clark ! Score +2 for reaching mount: Judge (7) vs (2) Clark
Clark is trying to escape the mount.
Clark defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Judge.
Clark tries to hold on but Judge postures up.
Judge tries to control but Clark wriggling away.
Clark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Judge has control of Clark 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clark regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to control but Judge is having none of it.
Judge controlling from mount.
Judge tries to control but Clark wriggling away.
Clark is trying desperately to improve position.
Clark stops Judge from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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.
Clark regains half guard.
Judge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clark knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Clark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judge is working away from the top position though.
Clark is refusing to be controlled, as Judge sits in half guard.
Clark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clark .
Clark is trying to control the position but Judge postures up.
Clark wants to sweep here but Judge controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Clark trying to keep a closed guard but Judge is proving a slippery customer.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judge wants to pass the guard but Clark is keeping the position.
Judge trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Judge is really struggling to control Clark but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Judge wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Judge 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.
Judge tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Clark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judge's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (7) vs (4) Clark
Clark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Judge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Judge trying to control the position here.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Judge 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.
Judge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clark passes Judge's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Judge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clark .
Clark is thwarting Judge's attempts to control the position.
Clark is looking for a kimura but Judge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clark to get the leverage.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Judge is looking to control Clark 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Judge avoid being mounted?
Judge keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Clark is trying to work for a kimura but Judge is defending well.
Judge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clark 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clark 's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Judge (11) vs (4) Clark
I would not like to be Clark right now.
Judge is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Clark knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Clark for a finish.
Judge controls the action.
Judge is looking for the choke from the back position but Clark is controlling his hands well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking very determined here, making life difficult for Judge.
Clark preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Judge.
Judge is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Judge controlling well, preventing Clark from escaping the position.
Clark trying to control the action but Judge just sinks the hooks in.
Judge is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Clark is defending well though. Judge let's go of the attempt for now.
Clark is really stuck here.
Clark rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Clark moves into full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Judge stopping the sweep attempt from Clark .
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark looking to control.
Clark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Judge haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Judge trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Judge tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark pulls Judge in close to his closed guard and prevents Judge from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Judge being controlled here momentarily.
Clark is trying to keep Judge in close.
Clark wants to sweep here but Judge controlling him for the moment.
Clark is still trying to improve position.
Clark looking to control.
Judge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (14) vs (4) Clark
Clark tries to buck Judge off but Judge is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clark is not content to let Judge control the position.
Clark manages to get back to half guard.
Judge slows the pace down in half guard.
Clark is defending against the submission attempts here by Judge.
Clark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judge is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge takes the fight on points by 14 to 4.
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Judge waved his t-shirt featuring Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%)'s logo in front of the cameras. |
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