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SSG 121 Thumb vs Laulhere 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Cody Harris! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Jiao Long Bingwen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Harris drives through and clinches with Bingwen against the cage.
Harris pulls guard effortlessly.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Bingwen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bingwen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harris has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (2) vs (0) Bingwen
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris wants to control from the top but Bingwen keeps moving.
Bingwen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to advance position but Bingwen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Harris (2) vs (4) Bingwen
Bingwen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harris prevents Bingwen from taking his back.
Harris tries to hold on but Bingwen pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bingwen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Harris is holding on tight.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bingwen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bingwen looking to control but Harris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to hold on but Bingwen pushes him away.
Harris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harris regains half guard.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.
Harris is looking to control Bingwen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harris avoid being mounted?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Bingwen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bingwen is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bingwen prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bingwen pulls his head out easily.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bingwen tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bingwen trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Bingwen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harris haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harris 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position.
Bingwen 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.
Harris is controlling Bingwen's posture.
Harris controls Bingwen momentarily but Bingwen frees himself.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Bingwen from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bingwen is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bingwen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bingwen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harris controls Bingwen momentarily but Bingwen frees himself.
Bingwen looking to sit in guard and control but Harris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (4) vs (4) Bingwen
Bingwen pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bingwen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (4) vs (6) Bingwen
Bingwen is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harris 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bingwen 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.
Bingwen trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bingwen defends it easily.
Bingwen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bingwen 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.
Bingwen wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Bingwen is looking to pass into half guard but Harris pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harris is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Harris (6) vs (6) Bingwen
Harris preventing the sweep.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Bingwen is keeping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris advances to half guard.
Bingwen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bingwen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Harris is looking for a kimura but Bingwen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bingwen! Score +3 for passing guard: Harris (9) vs (6) Bingwen
Harris jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bingwen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bingwen and Harris has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Harris trying to control the action but Bingwen is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Harris staying calm.
Bingwen is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harris takes the fight on points by 9 to 6. |
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