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WP 48 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 86 wins and 72 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 32 losses; The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Ignatowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sparxx.
Ignatowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sparxx was covering up waiting for the punch and Ignatowski finishes the takedown easily into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (0) vs (2) Ignatowski
Ignatowski wants to pass the guard but Sparxx is keeping the position.
Sparxx is pulling down on Ignatowski's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparxx is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (2) Ignatowski
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Ignatowski, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparxx doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparxx manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparxx tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatowski is retaining full guard.
Ignatowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KFA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ignatowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparxx manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (4) Ignatowski
Sparxx seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sparxx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparxx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is still trying to improve position.
Sparxx pulls Ignatowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Ignatowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ignatowski controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparxx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ignatowski keeps trying to improve his position.
Ignatowski looking to sit in guard and control but Sparxx gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (4) vs (4) Ignatowski
Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignatowski is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx won't allow Ignatowski to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ignatowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Sparxx stays in close to Ignatowski's body and controls the position.
Ignatowski controls Sparxx momentarily but Sparxx frees himself.
Sparxx looking to pass the guard.
Ignatowski is trying to keep Sparxx in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski wants to sweep here but Sparxx controlling him for the moment.
Ignatowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ignatowski controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (4) vs (6) Ignatowski
Sparxx looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparxx looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparxx, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Sparxx will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparxx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparxx wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sparxx wants to sweep here but Ignatowski controlling him for the moment.
Ignatowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparxx is keeping the position for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx keeping moving, preventing Ignatowski from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparxx holds on and takes a little breather.
Ignatowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ignatowski stopping the sweep attempt from Sparxx.
Ignatowski slips nicely into half guard.
Ignatowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sparxx knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparxx keeping full guard, as Ignatowski tries to pass.
Ignatowski is pushing down on Sparxx's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sparxx is fighting to maintain full guard but Ignatowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ignatowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sparxx knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Sparxx takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ignatowski wants to control from the top but Sparxx keeps moving.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparxx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparxx trying to control the position here.
Ignatowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparxx swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ignatowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sparxx is pulling down on Ignatowski's head to control his posture.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski trying to control but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Sparxx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatowski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sparxx has his hands on Ignatowski's head, controlling the position.
Sparxx'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 thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparxx is keeping the position for now.
Ignatowski slips nicely into half guard.
Ignatowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sparxx knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ignatowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Sparxx is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski content to control rather than advance.
Ignatowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Sparxx is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ignatowski is looking to stall here but Sparxx recovers full guard.
Sparxx has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparxx is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatowski wins on points by 6 to 4.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tyrone Sparxx stepped up to the mic, saying 'Taking a couple days off, and I'm back training my skillz'. |
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