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Bots de Garra 154 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 23 losses; Ricky Judge! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 29 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Judge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clubber as he jumps to the side.
Judge tries for a takedown but Clubber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clubber slaps away a takedown attempt from Judge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Judge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judge clinches.
Clubber tightens his grip and picks Judge up, before dumping him to the ground. Judge manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Judge (0) vs (2) Clubber
Clubber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge pulls Clubber in to control the position.
Judge looking for a sweep. Not yet Judge, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Judge trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber tries to free his leg and advance position but Judge is retaining full guard.
Clubber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clubber wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Judge working a defensive guard here.
Judge being controlled here, momentarily.
Judge has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is looking to advance position but Judge has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Judge (4) vs (2) Clubber
Judge fails to move to back control.
Clubber is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clubber is working to get back to half guard.
Judge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clubber wants to control but Judge is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is controlling an arm, preventing Judge from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Clubber working to try and regain half guard.
Clubber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Judge wants to control but Clubber is keeping him busy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Clubber wants to control but Judge is keeping busy.
Judge slows the pace down in half guard.
Clubber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Judge passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (7) vs (2) Clubber
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber stops Judge from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Judge tries to control but Clubber wriggling away.
Judge seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Clubber is holding on tight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Judge looking to control but Clubber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clubber tries to lock up and control but Judge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clubber is looking to get to half guard.
Judge controlling from the full mount.
Clubber is squirming around, avoiding Judge's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber can't escape the position.
Clubber tries to lock up and control but Judge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Judge works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Judge (10) vs (2) Clubber
Judge is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Clubber defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Clubber staying busy and making it hard for Judge to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Clubber trying to control the hands but Judge won't let him.
Clubber really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Judge's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Clubber trying to control the hands but Judge breaks the grip.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber tries to escape the position.
Judge trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Clubber doesn't escape.
Clubber is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Judge gets his way!
Judge trying to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Judge avoiding Clubber 's attempts to control his hands.
Clubber breaks Judge's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Judge (10) vs (4) Clubber
Clubber wants to control from the top but Judge keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Judge is trying to keep Clubber in close.
Judge is controlling Clubber's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber wants to control from the top but Judge keeps moving.
Judge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Judge working a defensive guard but Clubber manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Judge (10) vs (7) Clubber
You can see the frustration on Judge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judge is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge takes the fight on points by 10 to 7.
Ricky Judge retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Judge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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