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WP 33 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 31 losses; Strega Notturna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 27 losses; Jackson Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Notturna dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramirez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Ramirez jumps into guard, dragging Notturna to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramirez is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (0) vs (2) Ramirez
Notturna wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramirez is now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, if Ramirez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notturna keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Notturna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notturna wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Notturna is looking to get back to full guard here but Ramirez has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (0) vs (5) Ramirez
Notturna tries to buck Ramirez off but Ramirez is having none of it.
Notturna has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
You can see the frustration on Notturna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Notturna is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ramirez is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Notturna (0) vs (7) Ramirez
Notturna can't escape the position.
Ramirez looking to control but Notturna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Notturna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramirez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (0) vs (10) Ramirez
Notturna is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to hold on but Ramirez postures up.
Notturna is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Notturna is squirming around nicely.
Notturna gets back to half guard.
Ramirez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Notturna is looking to control Ramirez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Notturna avoid being mounted?
Notturna is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to control but Ramirez passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (0) vs (13) Ramirez
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Notturna keeps working.
Notturna is trying to improve his position.
Ramirez trying to control the position but Notturna is working away.
Notturna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is being controlled here.
Notturna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Notturna looks to move to half guard but instead Ramirez has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Notturna (0) vs (15) Ramirez
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Notturna is squirming around nicely.
Notturna is looking to improve his position but Ramirez isn't that keen on the idea.
Ramirez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Notturna is working hard here to advance position.
Notturna wants to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Notturna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez tries to control but Notturna wriggling away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
Notturna 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: Notturna (2) vs (15) Ramirez
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.
Notturna trying to move into half guard but instead Ramirez has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (2) vs (17) Ramirez
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Notturna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Notturna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Notturna looking for a sweep. Not yet Notturna, not yet.
Notturna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Notturna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Notturna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Notturna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Notturna looking for a sweep. Not yet Notturna, not yet.
Notturna lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (4) vs (17) Ramirez
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
Notturna trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Notturna works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Notturna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramirez sees it coming and defends easily.
Notturna is looking for a kimura but Ramirez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Notturna to get the leverage.
Ramirez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Notturna is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramirez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramirez is in trouble now - Notturna has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (7) vs (17) Ramirez
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Notturna fails to move to back control.
Notturna tries to take his opponent's back but Ramirez turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Notturna (7) vs (19) Ramirez
Notturna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Notturna looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ramirez has picked Notturna up and slammed him! Notturna can't keep hold of the triangle and Ramirez manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Notturna (7) vs (22) Ramirez
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez gets to mount! Notturna was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Notturna (7) vs (24) Ramirez
Notturna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramirez avoids the attempt from Notturna to control.
Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Notturna can't escape the position.
Notturna is squirming around, avoiding Ramirez's attempts to control the action.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is wriggling around trying to escape.
Well,Notturna is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ramirez trying to control but Notturna is having none of it.
Notturna is trying to escape the mount.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Notturna (7) vs (27) Ramirez
Ramirez keeps control of the position as Notturna tries to break free.
Notturna rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Notturna keeps working.
Notturna is trying to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control but Notturna is keeping him busy.
Ramirez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Notturna is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Notturna haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramirez wins on points by 27 to 7.
Jackson Ramirez very nearly forgot to thank Threads of Fate 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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