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WP 66 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 63 wins and 37 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 65 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turturro goes for a double leg but Ramirez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Ramirez continues to drive forward.
Turturro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramirez defends well and Turturro ends up having to push Ramirez into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Turturro.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turturro is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Turturro circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turturro as he jumps to the side.
Turturro shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramirez tries to sprawl out of it but Turturro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ramirez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Turturro! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Ramirez (4) vs (0) Turturro
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro is still trying to improve position.
Turturro prevents Ramirez from improving position.
Ramirez taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is trying 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.
You can see the frustration on Turturro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramirez trying to control the position but Turturro is working away.
Turturro is trying to control Ramirez's posture but Ramirez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is trying to improve his position.
Turturro can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turturro keeps working.
Turturro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramirez off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ramirez (4) vs (4) Turturro
Turturro is looking for a choke. Ramirez gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Ramirez manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (6) vs (4) Turturro
Ramirez advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (9) vs (4) Turturro
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez trying to control the position but Turturro is working away.
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez controlling the position from side mount.
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
Turturro struggling a bit here.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Turturro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez takes a little break here. Turturro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turturro keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Turturro is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez controls the position.
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is staying tight to Turturro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've been hearing good reports from Ramirez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ramirez has control of an arm but Turturro manages to advance to Ramirez's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ramirez (9) vs (8) Turturro
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is hanging on to Ramirez's back as he tries to escape.
Turturro controlling from the back.
Ramirez fending off the submission attempt from Turturro.
Good control from Turturro.
Turturro looking for the RNC.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro has good solid back control here.
Turturro is persistently looking for the submission but Ramirez is defending it well.
Ramirez can't escape the position.
Ramirez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ramirez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Turturro's guard. Nice work there by Ramirez.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (11) vs (8) Turturro
Turturro working a defensive guard here.
Turturro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (11) vs (10) Turturro
Ramirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turturro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Turturro passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (11) vs (13) Turturro
Ramirez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to get back to full guard.
Turturro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ramirez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turturro.
Turturro wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro seems to be looking for submissions.
Turturro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramirez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turturro controlling the action here.
Ramirez won't allow Turturro to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Ramirez is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turturro wins on points by 13 to 11.
An out of breath Billy Turturro 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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