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WP 111 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 87 wins and 56 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 57 wins and 89 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ramirez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (0) Turturro
Ramirez controlling the action here.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Turturro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Turturro holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ramirez is controlling the pace.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard but Ramirez has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (5) vs (0) Turturro
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
Ramirez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Turturro's legs.
Turturro is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to remain calm as Ramirez controls from the top position.
Turturro tries to buck Ramirez off but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez staying calm.
Turturro tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez taking a breather here.
Ramirez working away.
Turturro is looking to reverse the position.
Turturro sneaks back into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is thwarting Turturro's attempts to control the position.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Ramirez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is trying to get back to full guard.
Turturro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turturro keeps trying to improve his position.
Turturro trying to control from the bottom.
Turturro controlling the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turturro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turturro is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro working a defensive guard here.
Ramirez stays in close to Turturro's body and controls the position.
Turturro keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for a sweep. Not yet Turturro, not yet.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez content to stall in guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for a sweep. Not yet Turturro, not yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turturro wants to control the position but Ramirez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ramirez is thwarting Turturro's attempts to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Turturro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turturro.
Ramirez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turturro is controlling Ramirez's posture.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turturro holds on and takes a little breather.
Turturro 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.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramirez takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jackson Ramirez made sure he mentioned Threads of Fate, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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