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GFY 96 - With you I'm not shy 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 London, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 20 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 61 wins and 25 losses; Jackson Hole! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Oh (0) vs (4) Hole Oh trying to remain calm as Hole controls from the top position. Oh is not content to let Hole control the position. The referee asks Hole politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hole prefers to stall for the moment though. Oh struggling a bit here. Oh 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. Oh is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hole is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hole trying to control the action but Oh is working from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hole tries to move to mount but Oh blocks the move with his legs. Hole controlling from side mount.
Hole tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hole has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Hole is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oh will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Hole trying to control the action but Oh is working from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Hole trying to control the action but Oh is working from the bottom. Oh prevents Hole from moving into mount. Oh struggling a bit here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Oh is not content to let Hole control the position.
Hole tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hole has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Oh is looking for a sweep. Oh is working hard here to advance position. Hole is staying tight to Oh's torso, preventing him from escaping. Hole tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Hole trying to control the action but Oh is working from the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Hole trying to control the position but Oh is working away. Hole might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oh haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Oh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Hole trying to mount his opponent but Oh defends it. Oh wants to get back to full guard. Hole is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hole in particular looking to stall. Hole is looking to take a break and control but Oh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Oh keeps control of the position for the meantime. Hole is looking to advance position but Oh won't allow it. Oh is refusing to be controlled, as Hole sits in half guard. Hole is looking to stall here but Oh recovers full guard. Hole trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom. Hole advances to half guard. Oh is refusing to be controlled, as Hole sits in half guard.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Hole is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Oh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Hole is keen to just control but Oh is a slippery customer. Hole slows the pace down in half guard.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Oh tries to get to full guard but Hole has control of the leg. Hole takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Oh is trying to get back to full guard. Hole is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Oh reverses the position - he's now on top in Hole's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (4) Hole Oh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Hole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oh manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (6) Hole Oh keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Hole 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. Oh keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully. Hole wants to pass the guard but Oh is keeping the position. Oh keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully. Hole must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
 That's ten minutes gone in the round. Hole 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. Hole trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Oh tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hole postures up.
Hole trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's eleven minutes gone in the round. Hole tries to free his leg and advance position but Oh is retaining full guard. Oh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Hole wants to control from the top but Oh keeps moving. Hole wants to pass the guard but Oh is keeping the position. Hole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. 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. Oh keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully.
 That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Oh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hole trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hole sitting in guard here, content to control. Oh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Oh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hole manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (4) vs (6) Hole Hole controls Oh momentarily but Oh frees himself. Oh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hole's guard.
 That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Oh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Hole moves into full guard.
Oh preventing the sweep. Hole wants to control the position but Oh says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Hole trying to control here.
Oh controlling the action here.
 That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. Hole trying to control from the bottom.
Hole tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg. Still in half guard, Oh seems content to control. Hole trying to hold on to Oh's head to control him but Oh postures up.
Hole wants to improve his position but Oh is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Oh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Oh (7) vs (6) Hole Oh trying to control but Hole is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Oh takes the fight on points by 7 to 6. Jisoo Oh is the new super heavyweight champion! A relieved looking Jisoo Oh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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