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SSG 370 Borgia vs Clubber 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 23 wins and 13 losses; Niles Standish! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 19 losses; Quinn Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Barnett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Standish manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Standish (0) vs (2) Barnett
Barnett wants to control from the top but Standish keeps moving.
Barnett preventing the sweep.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Standish is retaining full guard.
Barnett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett trying to move into half guard but instead Standish has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (2) Barnett
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Standish manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (2) vs (4) Barnett
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standish keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
Standish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnett passes Standish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Standish is looking to improve his position.
Standish has his hands clasped together around Barnett's back. He's all about the action.
Barnett is trying to control. Standish wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (2) vs (7) Barnett
Barnett wants to control the pace but Standish is squirming around nicely.
Standish can't escape the position.
Standish gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is thwarting Standish's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Standish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Standish is looking for a sweep. Barnett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnett controlling the action here.
Standish is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Standish avoid being mounted?
Standish is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Globo Gym (5000), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Standish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnett is trying to work for a kimura but Standish is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish is trying to control but can't.
Barnett controlling the action here.
Standish is looking to improve his position.
Standish is holding on to half guard well.
Standish is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to pass to full mount but Standish defends it.
Barnett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Standish sees it coming and defends easily.
Barnett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Standish keeps working.
Standish is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Standish avoid being mounted?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is stalling here. Standish is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barnett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Standish has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Standish (6) vs (7) Barnett
Barnett seems a little lost for a moment, as Standish dominates the positioning.
Barnett manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (6) vs (9) Barnett
Barnett is controlling the pace.
Barnett stalling away here and it's allowed Standish to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Standish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett postures up.
Barnett trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
Barnett slips nicely into half guard.
Standish is not content to let Barnett control the position.
Standish is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barnett passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Standish! Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (6) vs (12) Barnett
Standish is wriggling around trying to escape.
Standish tries to lock up and control but Barnett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Standish is trying to escape the mount.
Barnett wants to control the pace but Standish is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnett moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Standish has worked his arm free - good work by Standish!
Barnett in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barnett advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Standish (6) vs (14) Barnett
Barnett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Standish reaches up and holds on to Barnett to control the position.
Barnett trying to control but Standish is having none of it.
Standish bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Standish (8) vs (14) Barnett
Barnett trying to keep a closed guard but Standish is proving a slippery customer.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Standish is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Standish has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barnett pulls Standish in close to prevent any damage.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Standish controlling him for the moment.
Standish showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnett has an active guard here but Standish has managed to pass into half guard.
Well,Standish is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Barnett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barnett has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Standish has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (11) vs (14) Barnett
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
Standish slows the pace down.
Standish wants to control but Barnett is keeping him busy.
Barnett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Standish trying to control the action but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Standish is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Standish seems content to control.
Barnett trying to control from the bottom.
Barnett trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Standish (14) vs (14) Barnett
Barnett tries to hold on but Standish pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Standish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Barnett gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Barnett wins on points by 15 to 14.
After winning the bout, Quinn Barnett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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