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SSG 352 Clubber vs Gomes PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 69 wins and 37 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 15 losses; Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clubber enables Gomes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clubber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Clubber (0) vs (2) Gomes
Gomes postures up.
Gomes controlling from the top position.
Clubber keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Clubber has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gomes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber is pulling down on Gomes's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomes, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
Clubber is adopting a defensive guard.
Gomes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Clubber is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clubber controlling Gomes's posture.
Clubber keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
Gomes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clubber has control of Gomes's left arm, preventing Gomes from doing any damage.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clubber is keeping the position for now.
Gomes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Clubber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (2) vs (2) Gomes
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to control the position but Clubber postures up.
Clubber content to stall in guard here.
Clubber trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clubber manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (2) vs (4) Gomes
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clubber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clubber is trying to keep Gomes in close.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is stalling in the full guard.
Gomes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clubber manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomes has Clubber in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (4) vs (4) Gomes
Clubber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clubber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gomes working a defensive guard but Clubber passes into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clubber passes to full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (7) vs (4) Gomes
Gomes is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Clubber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gomes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber avoids the attempt from Gomes to control.
Clubber controlling from mount.
Gomes tries to hold on but Clubber postures up.
Gomes tries to reverse the position but Clubber maintains control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to hold on but Clubber pushes him away.
Gomes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clubber is looking to stall here but Gomes recovers full guard.
Clubber seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clubber trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes trying to keep a closed guard but Clubber is proving a slippery customer.
Gomes 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to improve his position but instead Clubber has moved into half guard.
Clubber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Clubber is controlling well.
Gomes is trying to control but can't.
Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber wants to take a breather but Gomes is having none of it.
Clubber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clubber's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Clubber.
Gomes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clubber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clubber's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Clubber (7) vs (8) Gomes
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Gomes is looking for a choke. Clubber gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Clubber manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (9) vs (8) Gomes
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
An out of breath Ricky Clubber thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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