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Pitbull IV 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Enu Deathcrush! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 23 losses; Shane Goble!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Deathcrush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goble.
Deathcrush half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Deathcrush moves into the clinch.
Goble is pressed up against the cage. Deathcrush has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goble down to the mat. Goble avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Deathcrush circles away.
Goble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Deathcrush defends it nicely.
Enu Deathcrush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Goble.
Deathcrush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deathcrush wants the takedown. Goble is fighting it off but Deathcrush persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goble's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Deathcrush (2) vs (0) Goble
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathcrush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goble is keeping the position for now.
Goble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Deathcrush looking to sit in guard and control but Goble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Deathcrush (2) vs (2) Goble
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathcrush has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Deathcrush has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathcrush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deathcrush is keeping the position for now.
Deathcrush is pulling down on Goble's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush is trying to keep Goble in close.
Deathcrush wants to improve his position but instead Goble has moved into half guard.
My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Goble has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Deathcrush tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Goble has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Deathcrush (2) vs (5) Goble
Deathcrush tries to hold on but Goble postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goble takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Deathcrush is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY TOKYO, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Deathcrush is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goble content just to control the position here.
Deathcrush is trying to escape the mount.
Goble tries to push Deathcrush's head away but Deathcrush is holding on tight.
Goble controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush wants to hold on but Goble pushes him away.
Goble manages to capitalize on a mistake by Deathcrush to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Deathcrush (2) vs (8) Goble
Goble keeps control of the position as Deathcrush tries to break free.
Goble keeps control of the position easily here as Deathcrush tries to buck him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush trying to control the position but Goble manages to sink in the hooks.
Deathcrush rolls, trying to escape but Goble keeps control of the position.
Deathcrush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goble is riding his opponent, not letting Deathcrush buck him off.
Goble's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Goble.
I really don't envy Deathcrush right now.
Goble slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Goble avoiding Deathcrush 's attempts to control his hands.
Deathcrush is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Goble has the hooks in. Deathcrush is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Goble keeps control of the position easily here as Deathcrush tries to buck him off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush trying to control the action but Goble just sinks the hooks in.
Deathcrush tries to escape but Goble has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deathcrush is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Goble.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Goble is not going to allow Deathcrush to sit and survive in this position.
Deathcrush tries to roll but Goble sticks to his back.
Goble gets his hands free as Deathcrush looks to control.
Deathcrush tries to roll but Goble sticks to his back.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush is working hard here to advance position.
Goble doesn't have the hooks in and Deathcrush manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Deathcrush (4) vs (8) Goble
Deathcrush trying to control the position from guard on top but Goble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathcrush 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.
Deathcrush forces his way into half guard.
Goble controlling the position for now.
Deathcrush wants to take a breather but Goble is having none of it.
Deathcrush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goble knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush is just content to waste time from the top position. Goble takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Goble has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Goble is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Goble the control monster continue. Boring.
Goble keeping moving, preventing Deathcrush from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Goble is pulling down on Deathcrush's head to control his posture.
Deathcrush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goble looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Deathcrush looking to sit in guard and control but Goble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Deathcrush (4) vs (10) Goble
Goble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deathcrush is keeping the position for now.
Deathcrush working a defensive guard here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush controlling the position.
Deathcrush working a defensive guard but Goble passes into half guard.
Goble controlling the action here.
It looks like Goble might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Goble wins on points by 10 to 4.
Shane Goble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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