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WP 102 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 122 wins and 89 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 62 losses; Strega Notturna!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Notturna feints and as Sparxx raises his hands in defense, Notturna changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (0) vs (2) Notturna
Notturna not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Notturna looking to pass the guard.
Sparxx keeping moving, preventing Notturna from controlling successfully.
Sparxx seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Notturna is looking to pass into half guard but Sparxx pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sparxx is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (2) Notturna
Notturna controls Sparxx momentarily but Sparxx frees himself.
Notturna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparxx manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (4) Notturna
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparxx keeping full guard, as Notturna tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparxx keeping moving, preventing Notturna from controlling successfully.
Notturna tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparxx is retaining full guard.
Sparxx pulls Notturna in to control the position.
Sparxx continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notturna trying to control but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Notturna tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparxx is retaining full guard.
Notturna must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Notturna looking to sit in guard and control but Sparxx gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (4) vs (4) Notturna
Notturna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notturna has his hands on Sparxx's head, controlling the position.
Sparxx postures up.
Notturna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Notturna is trying to control the position but Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Notturna is looking to sweep but instead, Sparxx has passed into half guard.
Sparxx not doing much here.
Notturna gets full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Notturna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Notturna controlling Sparxx's posture.
Sparxx controls from within his opponent's guard.
Notturna looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sparxx puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sparxx trying to control the pace.
Notturna trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to get back to full guard.
Sparxx controlling the action here.
Notturna is looking to get back to full guard here but Sparxx has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (7) vs (4) Notturna
Notturna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparxx wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Notturna is being controlled here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is trying to control Sparxx's posture but Sparxx avoids it.
Notturna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Sparxx has control of an arm but Notturna manages to advance to Sparxx's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sparxx (7) vs (8) Notturna
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is having to fend off submission attempts from Notturna, who is looking to sink in the choke. Notturna doesn't have the hooks in though and Sparxx manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (9) vs (8) Notturna
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Notturna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Notturna looking to control.
Notturna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparxx defends it easily.
Sparxx tries to free his leg and advance position but Notturna is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Notturna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparxx's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Notturna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparxx is one step ahead there.
Notturna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparxx can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx tries to free his leg and advance position but Notturna is retaining full guard.
Notturna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparxx manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (9) vs (10) Notturna
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparxx is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (11) vs (10) Notturna
Notturna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Notturna working a defensive guard but Sparxx manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (14) vs (10) Notturna
Sparxx advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sparxx (16) vs (10) Notturna
Sparxx sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to hold on but Sparxx pushes him away.
Sparxx takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Notturna is looking to improve his position but Sparxx isn't that keen on the idea.
Sparxx controlling his opponent.
Notturna tries to hold on but Sparxx pushes him away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sparxx looking to control and managing it successfully.
Notturna can't escape the position.
Sparxx looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to control Sparxx's body but Sparxx pushes him off. Notturna squirms to his side and now Sparxx has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sparxx (19) vs (10) Notturna
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sparxx controlling the positon.
Notturna just trying to survive but Sparxx is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Notturna is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Notturna is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparxx takes the fight on points by 19 to 10.
Tyrone Sparxx retains his super heavyweight title!
Tyrone Sparxx thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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