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CFC CG Tokyo 2 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 46 wins and 24 losses; Jisoo Oh! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 122 wins and 69 losses; Jackson Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ramirez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oh avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Oh (0) vs (2) Ramirez
Ramirez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
Oh keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Oh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (2) Ramirez
Oh is taking a breather. Ramirez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying is best to control the position 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 sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oh is looking to advance position but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oh 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is pulling down on Oh's head. It's preventing any offense from Oh, at least for the moment.
Oh 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (2) vs (4) Ramirez
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oh is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Let's hope that Ramirez 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.
Oh keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ramirez wants to free his trapped foot but Oh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oh manages to get to full guard.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramirez trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
Oh continues to stall.
My spies in KFA inform me that Ramirez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
Oh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez 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 controlling the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramirez 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.
Oh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oh is keeping the position for now.
Oh pulls Ramirez in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramirez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Oh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Oh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Oh (4) vs (4) Ramirez
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.
Ramirez has his hands clasped together around Oh's back. He's all about the action.
Oh controlling the pace.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Oh trying to control the pace.
Ramirez is trying to maintain the position but Oh is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Oh is heads and Ramirez is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Oh takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
Jisoo Oh is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Jisoo Oh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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