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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 60 wins and 33 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 27 losses; Boris Balkan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Balkan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jello tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Balkan is in Jello's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (0) vs (2) Balkan
Jello 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.
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.
Jello pulls Balkan in close to prevent any damage.
Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Balkan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Balkan sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jello is retaining full guard.
Balkan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Balkan wants to pass the guard but Jello is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jello pulls Balkan in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkan 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.
Jello keeping full guard, as Balkan tries to pass.
Jello managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
Jello has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Balkan trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Balkan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Balkan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Balkan stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
Jello keeping full guard, as Balkan tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan trying to control but Jello is working from the bottom.
Balkan is fighting to break Jello's control of his arms but Jello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Balkan stays in close to Jello's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jello keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
Jello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jello is pulling down on Balkan's head. It's preventing any offense from Balkan, at least for the moment.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Jello keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan passes Jello's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jello is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Balkan 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.
Balkan trying to mount his opponent but Jello defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Balkan is keen to just control but Jello is a slippery customer.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but Jello defending well.
Balkan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to improve his position but Balkan is controlling well.
Balkan wants to pass to mount but Jello is defending the position.
Jello has his hands clasped together around Balkan's back. He's all about the action.
Jello trying to control but Balkan postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jello tries to roll over but Balkan keeps him under control.
Balkan is looking to stall here but Jello recovers full guard.
Balkan trying to move into half guard but instead Jello has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (2) Balkan
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Balkan pulls Jello in close to prevent any damage.
Balkan wants to sweep but no luck.
Balkan is pulling down on Jello's head to control his posture.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Jello postures up.
Balkan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Jello is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Balkan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jello controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Jello forces his way into half guard.
Jello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jello has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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! Jello is heads and Balkan is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Jello takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
A relieved looking Moldy Jello thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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