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WP 40 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 79 wins and 71 losses; Tyrone Sparxx! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 64 wins and 33 losses; Xavier Merlin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Merlin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparxx sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparxx stuffs the takedown.
Merlin fails with the takedown.
Tyrone Sparxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Merlin.
Sparxx feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sparxx (2) vs (0) Merlin
Merlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Merlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merlin keeping full guard, as Sparxx tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparxx's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sparxx preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparxx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Merlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparxx passes Merlin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Merlin is looking to improve his position.
Merlin wants to control but Sparxx is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin wants to control the action here but instead Sparxx manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sparxx (5) vs (0) Merlin
Merlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sparxx controlling from mount.
Merlin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Sparxx sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merlin tries to hold on but Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx controlling the pace for now.
Merlin tries to hold on but Sparxx pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Merlin working to try and regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx manages to capitalize on a mistake by Merlin to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Sparxx (8) vs (0) Merlin
Sparxx controls the position.
Merlin tries to roll but Sparxx sticks to his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Merlin rolls, trying to escape but Sparxx keeps control of the position.
Sparxx controlling from the back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx gets his hands free as Merlin looks to control.
Merlin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Merlin trying to control but not successfully.
Sparxx biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
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.
Merlin can't escape the position.
Sparxx will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparxx really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Merlin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Merlin tries to break free.
Merlin trying to control the hands but Sparxx breaks the grip.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
I would not like to be Merlin right now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sparxx is trying to stick to Merlin's back but Merlin is turning into Sparxx. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sparxx's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Merlin. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (8) vs (2) Merlin
Merlin is fighting to break Sparxx's control of his arms but Sparxx is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparxx, not yet.
Merlin trying to control but Sparxx is working from the bottom.
Sparxx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Merlin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sparxx manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sparxx (10) vs (2) Merlin
Merlin is trying to keep Sparxx in close.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Merlin is keeping the position for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Merlin looking to control.
Sparxx wants to pass the guard but Merlin is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparxx is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparxx takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Tyrone Sparxx thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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