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WP 115 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 57 wins and 75 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 89 wins and 58 losses; Jackson Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ramirez enables Balkan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ramirez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Ramirez
Ramirez has his hands on Balkan's head, controlling the position.
Balkan wants to pass the guard but Ramirez is keeping the position.
Ramirez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balkan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramirez's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan is trying to work for a kimura but Ramirez is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Balkan'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.
Well, if Balkan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan is keen to just control but Ramirez is a slippery customer.
Balkan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ramirez is refusing to be controlled, as Balkan sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Balkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramirez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Balkan wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but Ramirez defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to control but can't.
Balkan is working for a submission of some sort.
Ramirez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ramirez won't allow Balkan to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is not content to let Balkan control the position.
Balkan is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ramirez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Balkan pushes down on Ramirez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramirez sees it coming and defends easily.
Ramirez trying to control but Balkan postures up.
Ramirez gets back to full guard.
Balkan trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Balkan sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Balkan forces his way into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to get to full guard but Balkan has control of the leg.
Balkan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Balkan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Balkan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramirez defends it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is refusing to be controlled, as Balkan sits in half guard.
Balkan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ramirez regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramirez holds on and takes a little breather.
Balkan stays in close to Ramirez's body and controls the position.
Balkan is looking to pass into half guard but Ramirez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ramirez is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (2) Ramirez
Ramirez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is pulling down on Ramirez's head. It's preventing any offense from Ramirez, at least for the moment.
Balkan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balkan controlling the position.
Balkan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramirez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Balkan has an active guard here but Ramirez has managed to pass into half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ramirez 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.
Balkan is trying to control but Ramirez passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (2) vs (5) Ramirez
Balkan tries to improve position but can't.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez taking a breather here.
Balkan tries to bench press Ramirez off him but Ramirez keeps the position.
Balkan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Balkan is looking for a sweep.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is trying to improve his position.
Ramirez tries to advance to mount but Balkan denies him.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez trying to control the action but Balkan is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramirez wins on points by 5 to 2.
Jackson Ramirez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of Fate, into his post fight interview. |
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