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CWC 248 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 11 losses; Tyrano Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 11 losses; Ze Jiurgite! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious? Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jiurgite, which made it look bad. Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Jiurgite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Jiurgite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrano Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jiurgite closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (0) vs (2) Jiurgite Jiurgite is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Jiurgite postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson looking to control but Jiurgite passes into half guard.
Jiurgite is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jiurgite prevents Jackson from improving his position. Jiurgite looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Jiurgite wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working. Jiurgite trying to control the pace. Let's hope that Jiurgite has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Jiurgite is stalling here. Jackson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jiurgite seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jackson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jackson (4) vs (2) Jiurgite
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it. Jackson trying to control the position but Jiurgite is working away. Jiurgite wants to control but Jackson postures up. Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Jiurgite is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Jiurgite is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jiurgite avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jiurgite knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Jiurgite is trying to control but can't.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jiurgite sees it coming and defends easily. Jackson wants to pass to mount but Jiurgite is defending the position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Jiurgite is trying to get back to full guard. Jiurgite is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite wants to get back to full guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jiurgite is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Jiurgite wants to sweep but Jackson has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (7) vs (2) Jiurgite Jiurgite tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position. Jiurgite looks to move to half guard but instead Jackson has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Jackson (9) vs (2) Jiurgite Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Jackson fails to advance to Jiurgite's back. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Jiurgite to control. Jiurgite is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea. Jiurgite sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Jiurgite wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Jackson is controlling the pace.
Jiurgite is trying is best to control the position here. Jiurgite is trying to control but can't.
Jiurgite is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard. 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. Jackson prevents Jiurgite from improving his position. Jiurgite is looking to get back to full guard here but Jackson has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (12) vs (2) Jiurgite Jiurgite wants to control but Jackson postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite is letting Jackson control him for a moment. Jiurgite is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control. Jackson trying to control the action but Jiurgite is working from the bottom. Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Jiurgite is still trying to improve position. Jiurgite sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Jiurgite is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jiurgite avoid being mounted? Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jiurgite knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Jackson is keen to just control but Jiurgite is a slippery customer. Jiurgite is looking to improve his position.
Jiurgite trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jackson manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (15) vs (2) Jiurgite Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jiurgite has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Jiurgite wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away. Jiurgite really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson tries to control but Jiurgite wriggling away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite just holding on. Jiurgite tries to hold on but Jackson postures up. Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Jiurgite 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: Jackson (15) vs (4) Jiurgite Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Jiurgite wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jiurgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jackson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (17) vs (4) Jiurgite Jackson 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. Jiurgite wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Jiurgite trying to control the position.
Jiurgite 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: Jackson (17) vs (6) Jiurgite Jiurgite controlling the action here. Jiurgite looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Jiurgite is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Jackson keeping full guard, as Jiurgite tries to pass. Jiurgite 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. Jackson 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. Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiurgite manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (19) vs (6) Jiurgite Jiurgite has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Jackson passes Jiurgite's left leg - he's now in half guard. Jiurgite is trying to get back to full guard. Jackson controlling the action here. Jackson is thwarting Jiurgite's attempts to control the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jiurgite slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Jiurgite trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight! Jackson takes the fight on points by 19 to 6. After winning the bout, Tyrano Jackson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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