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SSG 261 Thumb vs Gascoigne 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Ryan Gordon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Rodrigo Caceres!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gordon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gordon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caceres did well to prevent Gordon getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gordon (2) vs (0) Caceres
Caceres keeping control of the position.
Caceres is continuing to stall.
Caceres wants to get back to full guard.
Gordon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Caceres controlling the position for now.
Caceres looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gordon in particular looking to stall.
Caceres controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gordon wants to free his trapped foot but Caceres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon is controlling the pace.
Caceres is looking for a sweep. Gordon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caceres trying to control from the bottom.
Caceres is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gordon is staying active.
Gordon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gordon is thwarting Caceres's attempts to control the position.
Caceres tries to roll over but Gordon keeps him under control.
Gordon is taking a breather. Caceres says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gordon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gordon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gordon's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gordon (2) vs (4) Caceres
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Gordon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gordon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Caceres's guard. Nice work there by Gordon.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gordon (4) vs (4) Caceres
Caceres is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gordon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres trying to control the position here.
Gordon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caceres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon is stalling in the full guard.
Caceres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres controlling the position.
Caceres is trying to control the position but Gordon postures up.
Gordon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caceres is keeping the position for now.
Caceres has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caceres 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.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caceres trying to control the position.
Gordon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caceres is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gordon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gordon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caceres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Caceres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gordon's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gordon (4) vs (6) Caceres
Gordon wants to sweep but no luck.
Gordon pulls Caceres in close to prevent any damage.
Gordon'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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gordon 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.
Caceres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordon is keeping the position for now.
Gordon has his hands on Caceres's head, controlling the position.
Gordon is trying to keep Caceres in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Caceres wants to pass the guard but Gordon is keeping the position.
Caceres is still trying to improve position.
Caceres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Caceres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caceres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gordon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordon is pulling down on Caceres's head. It's preventing any offense from Caceres, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gordon continues to stall.
Caceres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gordon is controlling Caceres's posture.
Caceres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying to control the position.
Gordon 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: Gordon (6) vs (6) Caceres
Gordon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Caceres wants to control but Gordon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gordon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gordon prevents Caceres from improving his position.
Gordon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Caceres trying to control here.
Gordon controlling the action here.
Gordon is pressing down on Caceres's thigh, looking to free his foot. Caceres is holding on for now.
Gordon prevents Caceres from improving his position.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Caceres is defending well.
Gordon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Caceres trying to control but Gordon postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Caceres is controlling Gordon's trapped leg to prevent Gordon from advancing to side control.
Caceres is trying to get back to full guard.
Gordon controlling the action here.
Caceres has his hands clasped together around Gordon's back. He's all about the action.
Caceres trying to control from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gordon slows the pace down in half guard.
Caceres is trying to get back to full guard.
Caceres controlling the position well.
Caceres trying to control but Gordon postures up.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Caceres is defending well.
Caceres slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gordon looking to pass the guard.
Gordon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Caceres controlling Gordon's posture.
Gordon controlling from the top position.
Caceres is pulling down on Gordon's head to control his posture.
Caceres working a defensive guard here.
Gordon 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.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gordon.
Caceres seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries to free his leg and advance position but Caceres is retaining full guard.
Gordon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Caceres wants to sweep here but Gordon controlling him for the moment.
Caceres wants to control the position but Gordon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Well, if Gordon 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.
Caceres tries to get to full guard but Gordon has control of the leg.
Gordon wants to pass to mount but Caceres is defending the position.
Caceres wants to get back to full guard.
Caceres controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Caceres wants to get back to full guard.
Caceres gets full guard.
Caceres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Caceres has Gordon pulled in close to control his posture.
Gordon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caceres has Gordon pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Caceres gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Caceres wins on points by 7 to 6. |
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