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CACC 194: Jiurgite vs Kakuto 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Manuel Neuer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Jack Blood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Neuer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blood to score an easy takedown into full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Neuer (0) vs (2) Blood
Neuer keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Blood pushing down on Neuer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blood trying to mount his opponent but Neuer defends it.
Neuer moves into full guard.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neuer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Neuer is retaining full guard.
Neuer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neuer working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
Neuer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer looking for a guillotine here but Blood defends easily.
Neuer wants to sweep but no luck.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Neuer is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neuer can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blood wants to free his trapped foot but Neuer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Neuer (0) vs (5) Blood
Blood jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Neuer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Neuer and Blood has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Neuer's coaches at JAG Battle Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neuer keeps working.
Neuer is looking for a sweep.
Blood goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Neuer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blood but great work by Neuer. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Neuer (4) vs (5) Blood
Blood gets back to half guard.
Blood wants to get back to full guard.
Neuer wants to free his trapped foot but Blood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to get to full guard but Neuer has control of the leg.
Neuer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neuer is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Blood 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.
Neuer looking to pass the guard.
Blood is pulling down on Neuer's head to control his posture.
Neuer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neuer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Neuer (7) vs (5) Blood
Neuer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Neuer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neuer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Neuer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blood rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Neuer's guard! Nice work there by Blood! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Neuer (7) vs (7) Blood
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blood passes into half guard.
Blood is looking for a kimura here.
Blood trying to control from half guard but Neuer is working away.
Blood seems to be looking for submissions.
Blood is looking for a kimura here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Neuer is defending well.
Neuer is looking to improve his position.
Neuer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neuer.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Neuer is retaining full guard.
Blood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blood 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.
Blood thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neuer keeping full guard, as Blood tries to pass.
Neuer wants to sweep but no luck.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Neuer is retaining full guard.
Neuer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blood's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Neuer (9) vs (7) Blood
Neuer being controlled here momentarily.
Neuer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blood's guard.
Neuer prevents Blood from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is looking to advance position but Blood won't allow it.
Neuer is working hard here to advance position.
Neuer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blood is just riding it out for now. Neuer eventually gives up the hold.
Neuer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control from the bottom.
Neuer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Neuer (12) vs (7) Blood
Blood slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Blood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood trying to hold on to Neuer's head to control him but Neuer postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Neuer trying to pass the guard but Blood defending well.
Neuer is thwarting Blood's attempts to control the position.
Neuer trying to mount his opponent but Blood defends it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Blood gets back to full guard.
Neuer passes Blood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neuer works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Neuer (15) vs (7) Blood
Blood has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Neuer (18) vs (7) Blood
Neuer looking for the choke but no joy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the position but Neuer manages to sink in the hooks.
Neuer tightening his grip on Blood, looking for the choke.
Blood wants to escape the position.
Neuer looking for the RNC.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Blood is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Neuer gets his way!
Blood trying to control the action but Neuer just sinks the hooks in.
Blood is having to fend off submission attempts from Neuer, who is looking to sink in the choke. Neuer doesn't have the hooks in though and Blood manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Neuer (18) vs (9) Blood
Blood wants to pass the guard but Neuer is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neuer takes the fight on points by 18 to 9.
Manuel Neuer very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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