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SSG 264 Ozy vs Le Boulder 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 16 losses; Dani Gerbandi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 5 losses; Jim Marston!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Marston tries to keep at a distance but Gerbandi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gerbandi (0) vs (2) Marston
Marston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gerbandi looking to control.
Gerbandi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marston is now in half guard.
Gerbandi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marston is working away from the top position though.
Gerbandi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerbandi has a hand on Marston's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Marston takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (0) vs (5) Marston
Marston looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerbandi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gerbandi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerbandi is working hard here to advance position.
Gerbandi tries to improve his position but instead Marston has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Gerbandi (0) vs (8) Marston
Gerbandi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Marston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gerbandi doesn't escape.
Marston is looking for the choke from the back position but Gerbandi is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gerbandi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marston's guard. Nice work there by Gerbandi.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gerbandi (2) vs (8) Marston
Gerbandi trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.
Marston 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.
Gerbandi trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.
Marston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerbandi tries to free his leg and advance position but Marston is retaining full guard.
Gerbandi looking to sit in guard and control but Marston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gerbandi (2) vs (10) Marston
Marston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gerbandi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gerbandi, not yet.
Gerbandi pulls Marston in to control the position.
Gerbandi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston postures up.
Gerbandi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
Gerbandi controls Marston momentarily but Marston frees himself.
Marston stopping the sweep attempt from Gerbandi.
Marston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gerbandi trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gerbandi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marston is one step ahead there.
Gerbandi trying to control the position.
Gerbandi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gerbandi is tightening it up a little... Marston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Marston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Marston taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gerbandi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dani Gerbandi!
Our winner, Dani Gerbandi, 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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