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GFY 99 - Christmas music SUCKS 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 3 losses; Yakubu Okoroji! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 118 wins and 55 losses; Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Dalton tries to sprawl but Okoroji drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Okoroji (2) vs (0) Dalton
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Dalton has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dalton is looking to control Okoroji's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalton avoid being mounted?
Dalton is trying to get back to full guard.
Dalton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okoroji is working away from the top position though.
Okoroji prevents Dalton from improving his position.
Okoroji not doing much here.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton is doing well to control the position and prevent Okoroji from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dalton is trying to maintain the position but Okoroji is very close to passing his half guard.
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Dalton trying to hold on to Okoroji's head to control him but Okoroji postures up.
Dalton tries to get to full guard but Okoroji has control of the leg.
Dalton is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to control but Okoroji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dalton is looking for a sweep. Okoroji is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dalton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Okoroji jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Okoroji (5) vs (0) Dalton
Dalton tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dalton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dalton is not content to let Okoroji control the position.
Dalton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okoroji is working away from the top position though.
Dalton is trying to control but Okoroji manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Okoroji (8) vs (0) Dalton
Dalton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dalton tries to hold on but Okoroji postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton can't escape the position.
Okoroji wants to control the pace but Dalton is squirming around nicely.
Dalton is trying desperately to improve position.
Okoroji looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dalton working to try and regain half guard.
Dalton wants to hold on but Okoroji pushes him away.
Dalton is looking to improve his position but Okoroji isn't that keen on the idea.
Dalton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Okoroji controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton working to try and regain half guard.
Dalton has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Okoroji (11) vs (0) Dalton
Dalton looking very determined here, making life difficult for Okoroji.
Okoroji trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dalton doesn't escape.
Dalton tries to escape the position.
Dalton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Okoroji's guard. Nice work there by Dalton.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Okoroji (11) vs (2) Dalton
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to advance position but Okoroji has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Okoroji (15) vs (2) Dalton
Dalton tries to lock up and control but Okoroji gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okoroji controlling the pace for now.
Dalton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dalton is trying to escape the mount.
Okoroji wants to control the pace but Dalton is squirming around nicely.
Okoroji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dalton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying desperately to improve position.
Dalton tries to lock up and control but Okoroji gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dalton is looking to improve his position but Okoroji isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to control the position but Okoroji now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Okoroji (18) vs (2) Dalton
Okoroji seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Okoroji is hanging on to Dalton's back as he tries to escape.
Okoroji just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dalton trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Dalton right now.
Okoroji is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dalton is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Okoroji off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Dalton trying to control the action but Okoroji just sinks the hooks in.
Dalton wants to escape the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dalton just trying to survive but Okoroji is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dalton tries to escape the position.
Dalton looking very determined here, making life difficult for Okoroji.
Okoroji not allowing Dalton to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Okoroji controlling the positon.
Okoroji avoiding Dalton 's attempts to control his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to break free.
Okoroji not allowing Dalton to control his hands.
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.
Okoroji gets his hands free as Dalton looks to control.
Dalton is in bad spot here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Dalton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Okoroji's guard. Nice work there by Dalton.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Okoroji (18) vs (4) Dalton
Okoroji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Okoroji is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dalton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dalton wants to control from the top but Okoroji keeps moving.
Dalton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dalton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dalton advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Okoroji (18) vs (7) Dalton
Okoroji might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling the position.
Okoroji gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dalton trying to control the action but Okoroji is working from the bottom.
Okoroji is trying to control but can't.
Okoroji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dalton controlling the pace.
Okoroji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dalton trying to control the pace.
Dalton prevents Okoroji from improving his position.
Dalton is taking a breather. Okoroji says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dalton passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Okoroji (18) vs (10) Dalton
Dalton tries to control but Okoroji wriggling away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dalton controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from Dalton.
Let's hope that Dalton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji wants to hold on but Dalton pushes him away.
Okoroji prevents Dalton from taking his back.
Okoroji is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dalton trying to control but Okoroji is having none of it.
Dalton controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Dalton 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Okoroji takes the fight on points by 18 to 10.
After winning the bout, Yakubu Okoroji 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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