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742 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 10 losses; Yakubu Okoroji! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 64 losses; Ceph Alopodis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Alopodis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okoroji tries to avoid it but Alopodis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okoroji to the ground. Okoroji escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alopodis leaves Okoroji with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alopodis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Okoroji defends it well.
Okoroji fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alopodis to the ground. Okoroji is now in Alopodis's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Okoroji (2) vs (0) Alopodis
Alopodis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoroji controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alopodis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoroji content to stall in guard here.
Okoroji wants to control from the top but Alopodis keeps moving.
Alopodis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Okoroji (5) vs (0) Alopodis
Alopodis is not content to let Okoroji control the position.
Okoroji controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is trying to get back to half guard.
Okoroji is looking to take a break and control but Alopodis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okoroji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alopodis trying to remain calm as Okoroji controls from the top position.
Alopodis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okoroji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Okoroji trying to control the position but Alopodis is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Alopodis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alopodis is letting Okoroji control him for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okoroji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Okoroji takes a little break here. Alopodis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Okoroji trying to control the position but Alopodis is working away.
Alopodis 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.
Okoroji controlling from side mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji'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.
Alopodis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Okoroji's best efforts.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji controlling the pace.
Okoroji looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okoroji controlling the action here.
Okoroji wants to advance to full mount but Alopodis doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okoroji trying to control the position from guard on top but Alopodis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alopodis wants to sweep but no luck.
Okoroji's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Okoroji trying to control the position from guard on top but Alopodis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis pulls Okoroji in close to his closed guard and prevents Okoroji from doing any damage or advancing position.
Okoroji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alopodis is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alopodis seems keen to control Okoroji's posture.
Okoroji 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji looking to pass the guard.
Alopodis being controlled here, momentarily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alopodis holds on and takes a little breather.
Okoroji trying to control but Alopodis is working from the bottom.
Okoroji has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alopodis is controlling Okoroji's posture.
Let's hope that Alopodis 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 thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alopodis controlling Okoroji's posture.
Okoroji trying to control but Alopodis is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alopodis keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alopodis keeping full guard, as Okoroji tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Okoroji takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Yakubu Okoroji decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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