|
|
CACC 198: Mondragon vs Sanchez 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 Sydney, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Corey Clark ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Clark clinches up with Sepulveda and pushes him back against the ropes.
Clark wants to take the fight to the mat but Sepulveda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sepulveda has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clark uses from the top position.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sepulveda working a defensive guard here.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sepulveda is keeping the position for now.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sepulveda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sepulveda is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clark controls the pace.
Sepulveda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clark 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clark (0) vs (2) Sepulveda
Sepulveda trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sepulveda looking to sit in guard and control but Clark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clark (2) vs (2) Sepulveda
Clark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
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 is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clark trying to control but Sepulveda is working from the bottom.
Clark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sepulveda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clark defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sepulveda is looking for a triangle here but Clark uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Clark (5) vs (2) Sepulveda
Sepulveda can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control the action but Sepulveda is working from the bottom.
Clark is really struggling to control Sepulveda but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sepulveda tries to bench press Clark off him but Clark keeps the position.
Sepulveda holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Clark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clark controlling the position from side mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control the position but Sepulveda is working away.
Clark controls the position from side control.
Sepulveda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sepulveda being controlled for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clark is looking to take a break and control but Sepulveda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark tries for a kimura but Sepulveda is defending well.
Clark controls the position.
Clark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sepulveda keeps working.
Sepulveda is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clark (5) vs (4) Sepulveda
Sepulveda trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clark is trying to control the position but Sepulveda postures up.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda preventing the sweep.
Sepulveda is fighting to break Clark 's control of his arms but Clark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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 working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clark (7) vs (4) Sepulveda
Sepulveda is trying to control but can't.
Sepulveda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is looking to control Clark 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sepulveda avoid being mounted?
Clark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sepulveda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Clark prevents Sepulveda from improving his position.
Sepulveda is staying active underneath Clark , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clark wants to pass to mount but Sepulveda is defending the position.
Sepulveda trying to hold on to Clark 's head to control him but Clark postures up.
Clark passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Clark (10) vs (4) Sepulveda
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sepulveda can't escape the position.
Sepulveda tries to lock up and control but Clark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clark fails to move to back control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda is working to get back to half guard.
Clark tries to control but Sepulveda wriggling away.
Clark wants to take his opponent's back but Sepulveda doesn't allow it.
Sepulveda working to try and regain half guard.
Sepulveda regains half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to pass to full mount but Sepulveda defends it.
Sepulveda trying to control here.
Clark works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Clark (13) vs (4) Sepulveda
Clark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clark looking to control but Sepulveda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda tries to reverse the position but Clark maintains control.
Clark controlling the position easily from mount.
Sepulveda wants to hold on but Clark pushes him away.
Sepulveda is looking to improve his position but Clark isn't that keen on the idea.
Sepulveda has given up his back. Will we see Clark going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Clark (16) vs (4) Sepulveda
Sepulveda prevents Clark from getting a body triangle.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clark is not going to allow Sepulveda to sit and survive in this position.
Sepulveda staying busy and making it hard for Clark to control.
Sepulveda is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Clark controlling well, preventing Sepulveda from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark not allowing Sepulveda to control his hands.
Clark trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sepulveda doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clark takes the fight on points by 16 to 4.
After the fight, Corey Clark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
|
|
|
|
|
