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CFC CG Tokyo 10 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 126 wins and 73 losses; Jackson Ramirez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 32 losses; Jisoo Oh! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way. No luck for Ramirez with that takedown attempt. Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oh swivels and escapes. Ramirez goes for a double leg but Oh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oh continues to drive forward. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ramirez gets underhooks to prevent Oh's takedown attempt.
Ramirez 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.
Ramirez tightens his grip and picks Oh up, before dumping him to the ground. Oh manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (0) Oh Oh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oh is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ramirez (2) vs (2) Oh We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oh being controlled here momentarily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet. Oh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramirez looking to control.
Ramirez can't keep his opponent in guard - Oh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Ramirez is trying to control but can't.
Ramirez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Oh jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (2) vs (5) Oh Ramirez can't do much from the bottom here. Ramirez tries to improve position but can't.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Oh controls the position. Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working. Ramirez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Oh trying to control the position but Ramirez is working away. 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. Oh is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ramirez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Ramirez is not content to let Oh control the position. Oh is staying tight to Ramirez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Oh working away. Oh taking a breather here. Ramirez is not content to let Oh control the position.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Ramirez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oh's best efforts. Ramirez wants to get back to full guard. My spies in HELLCADEMY inform me that Oh has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Ramirez trying to hold on to Oh's head to control him but Oh postures up.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Ramirez trying to get back to full guard but Oh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Ramirez (2) vs (8) Oh Oh controlling the position easily from mount. Oh wants to control the pace but Ramirez is squirming around nicely. Oh controlling the position easily from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Oh controlling the position easily from mount.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh content just to control the position here.
 That's ten minutes gone in the round. Ramirez gets back to half guard. Ramirez won't allow Oh to pass to mount. Ramirez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Oh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Ramirez wants to control but Oh is keeping busy and won't allow it. Still in half guard, Oh seems content to control.
 That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Oh is working for a kimura but Ramirez is defending it quite comfortably.
Ramirez wants to control but Oh is keeping busy and won't allow it. Oh wants to control but Ramirez is keeping him busy.
 That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Oh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Ramirez is controlling Oh's position as best he can from this difficult position. Oh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
 That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Ramirez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oh is working away from the top position though. Ramirez controlling the position well.
 That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez is working hard here to advance position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh is looking for a kimura but Ramirez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oh to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight! Oh wins on points by 8 to 2. Jisoo Oh is the new middleweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Jisoo Oh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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