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SSG 264 Ozy vs Le Boulder PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 28 losses; Cyrus Ozymandias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 11 losses; Bob Le Boulder!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ozymandias gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ozymandias (4) vs (0) Le Boulder
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Le Boulder struggling a bit here.
Le Boulder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Le Boulder is trying to improve his position.
Ozymandias working away.
Ozymandias staying calm.
Le Boulder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ozymandias off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ozymandias (4) vs (4) Le Boulder
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozymandias tries to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Ozymandias trying to control the hands but Le Boulder breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Boulder is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ozymandias defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ozymandias manages to reverse the position and now he's in Le Boulder's guard. Nice work there by Ozymandias.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ozymandias (6) vs (4) Le Boulder
Ozymandias preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozymandias tries to free his leg and advance position but Le Boulder is retaining full guard.
Le Boulder is adopting a defensive guard.
Ozymandias controlling from the top position.
Le Boulder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ozymandias's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ozymandias (6) vs (6) Le Boulder
Le Boulder sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ozymandias 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.
Ozymandias 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.
Le Boulder looking to pass the guard.
Ozymandias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ozymandias 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: Ozymandias (8) vs (6) Le Boulder
Le Boulder is looking to improve his position.
Ozymandias tries to pass the half guard into mount. Le Boulder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Le Boulder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Boulder trying to control from the bottom.
Ozymandias controlling the action here.
Le Boulder is not content to let Ozymandias control the position.
Le Boulder is concentrating on defense, preventing Ozymandias from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias controlling the action here.
Ozymandias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Boulder keeps working.
Ozymandias trying to mount his opponent but Le Boulder defends it.
Le Boulder wants to get back to full guard.
Ozymandias is trying to control. Le Boulder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ozymandias is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ozymandias is keen to just control but Le Boulder is a slippery customer.
Le Boulder tries to roll over but Ozymandias keeps him under control.
Ozymandias controlling the pace.
Le Boulder is looking for a sweep. Ozymandias is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Le Boulder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ozymandias 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.
Le Boulder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ozymandias forces his way into half guard.
Ozymandias is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ozymandias has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Le Boulder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Le Boulder wants to sweep here but Ozymandias controlling him for the moment.
Ozymandias is fighting to break Le Boulder's control of his arms but Le Boulder is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Le Boulder being controlled here, momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ozymandias.
Le Boulder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ozymandias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Le Boulder's guard.
Le Boulder is trying to get back to full guard.
Le Boulder is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ozymandias trying to control the action but Le Boulder is working from the bottom.
Le Boulder is controlling Ozymandias's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Le Boulder is continuing to stall.
Le Boulder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ozymandias's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ozymandias's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ozymandias (8) vs (10) Le Boulder
Ozymandias breaks Le Boulder's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ozymandias (10) vs (10) Le Boulder
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Boulder is keeping the position for now.
Le Boulder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ozymandias's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ozymandias (10) vs (12) Le Boulder
Ozymandias controls Le Boulder momentarily but Le Boulder frees himself.
Le Boulder stays in close to Ozymandias's body and controls the position.
Le Boulder looking to pass the guard.
Le Boulder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ozymandias pulls Le Boulder in close to his closed guard and prevents Le Boulder from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ozymandias will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ozymandias'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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder looking to pass the guard.
Ozymandias working a defensive guard but Le Boulder passes into half guard.
Le Boulder is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ozymandias wants to control but Le Boulder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ozymandias is looking to improve his position.
Le Boulder is looking to advance position but Ozymandias won't allow it.
Le Boulder seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Le Boulder is working away from the top position though.
Ozymandias is looking for a sweep. Le Boulder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Boulder content to control rather than advance.
Ozymandias trying to control from the bottom.
Le Boulder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ozymandias manages to get to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias pulls Le Boulder in close to prevent any damage.
Ozymandias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Boulder is one step ahead there.
Ozymandias is looking to sweep but instead, Le Boulder has passed into half guard.
Ozymandias wants to improve his position but Le Boulder is controlling well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ozymandias is working hard here to advance position.
Ozymandias moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ozymandias wants to sweep here but Le Boulder controlling him for the moment.
Ozymandias trying to keep a closed guard but Le Boulder is proving a slippery customer.
Le Boulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ozymandias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ozymandias pulls Le Boulder in close to prevent any damage.
Le Boulder wants to control from the top but Ozymandias keeps moving.
Le Boulder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ozymandias holds on and takes a little breather.
Le Boulder looking to pass the guard.
Le Boulder stands and throws Ozymandias's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ozymandias (10) vs (15) Le Boulder
You can see the frustration on Ozymandias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ozymandias is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Le Boulder wants to control for a moment but Ozymandias uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Le Boulder trying to control the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ozymandias! Score +3 for passing guard: Ozymandias (10) vs (18) Le Boulder
Le Boulder looking to control but Ozymandias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Boulder prevents Ozymandias from getting the reversal.
Ozymandias tries to lock up and control but Le Boulder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ozymandias really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ozymandias is wriggling around trying to escape.
Le Boulder avoids the attempt from Ozymandias to control.
Le Boulder controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ozymandias working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Le Boulder wins on points by 18 to 10.
Bob Le Boulder really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pulling Guard logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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