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Grappling Hype -11- 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 1 wins and 1 losses; Ronan Darongo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Darongo forces Durant back against the cage and clinches.
Durant pulls Darongo into guard.
Durant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darongo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Durant trying to keep a closed guard but Darongo is proving a slippery customer.
Durant wants to control but Darongo passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant is trying to get back to full guard.
Darongo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant tries to roll over but Darongo keeps him under control.
Durant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Darongo is looking to pass Durant's guard but actually Durant recovers to full guard.
Darongo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Durant looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Darongo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries to get to full guard but Darongo has control of the leg.
Darongo 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.
Darongo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durant tries to roll over but Darongo keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant moves into full guard.
Darongo won't allow Durant to sweep him here.
Durant working a defensive guard here.
Durant isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Darongo stacks Durant on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Darongo! Score +3 for passing guard: Darongo (3) vs (0) Durant
Darongo takes a little break here. Durant wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Durant manages to get back to half guard.
Durant wants to improve his position but Darongo is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Darongo seems content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durant moves into full guard.
Darongo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Durant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durant, not yet.
Durant looking to control.
Durant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durant, not yet.
Durant controls Darongo momentarily but Darongo frees himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durant looking for a sweep. Not yet Durant, not yet.
Durant controls Darongo momentarily but Darongo frees himself.
Durant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Darongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Darongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durant is pulling down on Darongo's head. It's preventing any offense from Darongo, at least for the moment.
Durant is looking for a triangle but Darongo pushes his legs off easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Darongo won't allow Durant to sweep him here.
Darongo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Darongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darongo preventing the sweep.
Durant controls Darongo momentarily but Darongo frees himself.
Durant has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Darongo has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Darongo (6) vs (0) Durant
Durant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Darongo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Darongo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Durant tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Darongo easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Darongo (8) vs (0) Durant
Durant tries to reverse the position but Darongo maintains control.
Durant wants to control but Darongo is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durant regains half guard.
Durant is trying to maintain the position but Darongo is very close to passing his half guard.
Durant wants to improve his position but Darongo is controlling well.
Well, if Darongo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Durant looking for subs from the bottom but Darongo mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Darongo (11) vs (0) Durant
Darongo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Durant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Durant working to try and regain half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Durant sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Durant looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Darongo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Durant! Score +3 for passing guard: Darongo (14) vs (0) Durant
Durant is trying to escape the mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Darongo controlling from the full mount.
Durant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Durant is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Durant keeps trying to improve his position.
Darongo controlling his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Durant can't escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Durant sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Darongo is taking a breather. Durant 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.
Durant wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Darongo takes the fight on points by 14 to 0.
Our winner, Ronan Darongo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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