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CWC 300 - SUPERNOVA PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 16 losses; Tyrano Jackson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 11 losses; Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Halli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jackson (0) vs (2) Halli
Halli preventing the sweep.
Jackson controls Halli momentarily but Halli frees himself.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Halli puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jackson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jackson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halli controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halli defends well.
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.
Halli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
My spies in Thib's Sweat Shoppe inform me that Halli has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Halli forces his way into half guard.
Halli prevents Jackson from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halli's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jackson (2) vs (2) Halli
Jackson content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Halli is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halli controlling Jackson's posture.
Halli keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Halli is trying to hold Jackson in close to prevent damage but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halli trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Halli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halli is holding on for now.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Halli is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jackson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jackson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Halli's thigh. Halli counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Halli trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Halli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halli is holding on for now.
Halli trying to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson not doing much here.
Halli wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the pace.
Halli holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Halli is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Halli defending well.
Jackson passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Jackson (5) vs (2) Halli
Halli is trying to escape the position but Jackson is controlling the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halli for as long as he can get away with.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Jackson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Tyrano Jackson retains his super heavyweight title!
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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