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752 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 15 losses; Chukwu Adeoluwa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 13 losses; Cleetus Boone!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Boone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (0) vs (2) Boone
Adeoluwa has Boone pulled in close to control his posture.
Adeoluwa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adeoluwa holds on and takes a little breather.
Adeoluwa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa pulls Boone in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone tries to free his leg and advance position but Adeoluwa is retaining full guard.
Adeoluwa has his hands on Boone's head, controlling the position.
Adeoluwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Adeoluwa, not yet.
Adeoluwa controlling the position.
Adeoluwa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adeoluwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adeoluwa is trying to keep Boone in close.
Boone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Adeoluwa looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adeoluwa holds on and takes a little breather.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa trying to keep a closed guard but Boone is proving a slippery customer.
Boone being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa controls Boone momentarily but Boone frees himself.
Boone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeoluwa managing to control the position.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa has control of Boone's left arm, preventing Boone from doing any damage.
Boone 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.
Adeoluwa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Adeoluwa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adeoluwa controls Boone momentarily but Boone frees himself.
Adeoluwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boone is stalling in the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adeoluwa is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Adeoluwa (2) vs (2) Boone
Adeoluwa won't allow Boone to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boone holds on and takes a little breather.
Adeoluwa content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Boone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adeoluwa controls the pace.
Boone has his hands on Adeoluwa's head, controlling the position.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but Boone keeps moving.
Adeoluwa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to control but Boone is working from the bottom.
Boone pulls Adeoluwa in to control the position.
Adeoluwa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa controlling from the top position.
Boone is adopting a defensive guard.
Boone wants to sweep but no luck.
Adeoluwa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Adeoluwa advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (5) vs (2) Boone
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa controls the position.
Boone is not content to let Adeoluwa control the position.
Adeoluwa just content to control the position.
Adeoluwa is looking to take a break and control but Boone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adeoluwa takes a little break here. Boone wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa wants to take a breather but Boone manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Adeoluwa.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Boone wants to sweep here but Adeoluwa controlling him for the moment.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boone can't keep his opponent in guard - Adeoluwa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adeoluwa wants to control but Boone is keeping him busy.
Adeoluwa stalling.
Adeoluwa wants to take a breather but Boone is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adeoluwa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boone for as long as he can get away with.
Boone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adeoluwa is working away from the top position though.
Boone won't allow Adeoluwa to pass to mount.
Boone keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Adeoluwa works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (8) vs (2) Boone
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa wants to control the pace but Boone is squirming around nicely.
Adeoluwa controlling from mount.
Adeoluwa'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.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boone tries to reverse the position but Adeoluwa maintains control.
Adeoluwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adeoluwa is looking to work his way around to Boone's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adeoluwa looking to control but Boone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boone working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeoluwa takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Post fight, an emotional Chukwu Adeoluwa said 'Boss man is turning me into a spar bot, whatever that means. Hope we ain’t bout to go down in no dark basements and shit!'. |
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