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WP 118 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 92 wins and 58 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 91 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turturro or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramirez, which made it look bad.
Turturro looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ramirez (0) vs (2) Turturro
Turturro looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (2) Turturro
Turturro controlling the position.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (4) Turturro
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramirez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro passes into half guard.
Ramirez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ramirez has his hands clasped together around Turturro's back. He's all about the action.
Turturro is pressing down on Ramirez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ramirez is holding on for now.
Ramirez tries to roll over but Turturro keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ramirez is doing well to control the position and prevent Turturro from advancing to side control.
Ramirez gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro being controlled here momentarily.
Turturro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Turturro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turturro wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it.
Turturro not doing much here.
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 wants to advance to full mount but Ramirez doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Turturro has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Turturro is fighting to break Ramirez's control of his arms but Ramirez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ramirez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Turturro looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (4) vs (4) Turturro
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (7) vs (4) Turturro
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.
Ramirez just content to control the position.
Turturro prevents Ramirez from moving into mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Turturro's face as Ramirez controls the position.
Turturro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for a sweep but Ramirez has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Ramirez (9) vs (4) Turturro
Ramirez is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turturro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to lock up and control but Ramirez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramirez controlling from mount.
Turturro tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
Turturro tries to reverse the position but Ramirez maintains control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
Turturro is working to get back to half guard.
Ramirez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turturro tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Turturro wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramirez takes the fight on points by 9 to 4.
An out of breath and clearly excited Jackson Ramirez thanked Threads of Fate for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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