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WP 12 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 28 wins and 19 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 24 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Balkan drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ramirez (0) vs (2) Balkan
Balkan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ramirez dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (2) Balkan
Balkan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramirez trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Ramirez stays in close to Balkan's body and controls the position.
Balkan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ramirez has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balkan! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (5) vs (2) Balkan
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Balkan is holding on tight.
Balkan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
Balkan is trying to reverse the position but instead Ramirez has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Ramirez (8) vs (2) Balkan
Ramirez trying to control.
Balkan is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Balkan fending off the submission attempt from Ramirez.
Balkan is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez biding his time, looking for the opening.
Balkan tries to escape but Ramirez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Balkan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ramirez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Balkan trying to control but not successfully.
Ramirez doesn't have the hooks in and Balkan manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (8) vs (4) Balkan
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Balkan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balkan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Balkan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ramirez dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (10) vs (4) Balkan
Balkan looking to control.
Balkan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balkan, not yet.
Balkan is looking for a triangle but Ramirez pushes his legs off easily.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Balkan is looking for a triangle here but Ramirez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (13) vs (4) Balkan
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking for a sweep.
Balkan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ramirez easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ramirez (15) vs (4) Balkan
Balkan is looking to improve his position but Ramirez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
Balkan is trying to escape the mount.
Balkan is still trying to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan tries to improve his position but instead Ramirez has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Ramirez (18) vs (4) Balkan
Balkan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Balkan wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Ramirez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Balkan is looking to improve his position.
Balkan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan gets back to full guard.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balkan keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Balkan is trying to hold Ramirez in close to prevent damage but Ramirez has managed to pass into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ramirez jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (21) vs (4) Balkan
Balkan trying to remain calm as Ramirez controls from the top position.
Balkan is trying to improve his position.
Balkan looks to move to half guard but instead Ramirez has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ramirez (23) vs (4) Balkan
Ramirez looking to control but Balkan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Ramirez (26) vs (4) Balkan
I would not like to be Balkan right now.
Balkan just trying to survive but Ramirez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ramirez has the hooks in. Balkan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan staying busy and making it hard for Ramirez to control.
Balkan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Balkan is in bad spot here.
Balkan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ramirez's guard. Nice work there by Balkan.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (26) vs (6) Balkan
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Ramirez looking for a triangle here. Balkan is fighting it but it looks tight! Ramirez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Balkan is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jackson Ramirez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jackson Ramirez waved his t-shirt featuring Threads of Fate's logo in front of the cameras. |
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