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SSG 273 Maximus vs Borgia PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 14 losses; Hand Solo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 1 losses; Mark Norman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Norman shoots in but Solo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Norman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solo sprawls well. Solo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norman gets slowly back to his feet.
Norman fails to land the takedown.
Hand Solo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Norman.
Norman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Solo's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Solo (0) vs (2) Norman
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Solo is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Solo (2) vs (2) Norman
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
Solo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Norman has control of Solo's left arm, preventing Solo from doing any damage.
Solo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Norman keeping moving, preventing Solo from controlling successfully.
Solo controlling from the top position.
Norman managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo looking to pass the guard.
Solo being controlled here momentarily.
Norman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo postures up.
Solo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman keeping moving, preventing Solo from controlling successfully.
Solo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Solo wants to pass the guard but Norman is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo pushing down on Norman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Solo wants to free his trapped foot but Norman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Norman 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.
Norman is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Solo 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.
Solo is pressing down on Norman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norman is holding on for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Norman is trying is best to control the position here.
Solo wants to pass the guard but Norman is defending well.
Solo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Solo controlling the pace.
Norman trying to hold on to Solo's head to control him but Solo postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Solo prevents Norman from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solo trying to pass the guard but Norman defending well.
Norman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norman won't allow Solo to pass to mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Norman trying to control from the bottom.
Solo prevents Norman from improving his position.
Solo is trying to control. Norman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Norman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Norman tries to roll over but Solo keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Solo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Solo prevents Norman from improving his position.
Solo is thwarting Norman's attempts to control the position.
Solo controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Norman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Norman looking for a sweep. Not yet Norman, not yet.
Norman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Solo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norman is keeping the position for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Solo won't allow Norman to sweep him here.
Norman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norman pulls Solo in close to prevent any damage.
Solo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Norman has control of Solo's left arm, preventing Solo from doing any damage.
Solo controlling from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Norman trying to keep a closed guard but Solo is proving a slippery customer.
Norman keeping moving, preventing Solo from controlling successfully.
Solo being controlled here momentarily.
Solo postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Norman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solo trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
Solo 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.
Solo postures up.
Norman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Solo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norman looking to control.
Norman is looking for a triangle but Solo pushes his legs off easily.
Norman is trying to keep Solo in close.
Solo trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
Solo pushes down on Norman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Solo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Solo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norman keeps working.
Norman trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman moves into full guard.
Solo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Norman gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Norman wins on points by 3 to 2.
An out of breath Mark Norman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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