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SSG 416 Itinya vs Gracias PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 77 wins and 45 losses; Ricky Clubber! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 18 losses; Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Standish has Clubber up against the cage in a clinch.
Standish pulls guard effortlessly.
Clubber preventing the sweep.
Standish had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clubber defends it easily.
Standish throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clubber uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Clubber (3) vs (0) Standish
Standish is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standish is trying to control Clubber's posture but Clubber avoids it.
Standish tries to buck Clubber off but Clubber is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Standish will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Standish is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Clubber is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Clubber (5) vs (0) Standish
Standish tries to hold on but Clubber postures up.
Clubber controlling the pace for now.
Standish is looking to get to half guard.
Standish wants to control but Clubber is having none of it.
Standish really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standish is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clubber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clubber wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Standish has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Standish is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clubber avoids the attempt from Standish to control.
Clubber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish is trying to reverse the position but instead Clubber has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Clubber (8) vs (0) Standish
Standish just trying to survive but Clubber is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Clubber seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Clubber is hanging on to Standish's back as he tries to escape.
Clubber has good solid back control here.
Clubber avoiding Standish 's attempts to control his hands.
Clubber just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control the position but Clubber manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Standish's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Standish just trying to survive but Clubber is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Standish is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standish is in bad spot here.
Clubber gets his hands free as Standish looks to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Clubber'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.
Standish is in bad spot here.
Clubber avoiding Standish 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Standish's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control the hands but Clubber won't let him.
Clubber is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Clubber not allowing Standish to control his hands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber keeps control of the position easily here as Standish tries to buck him off.
Clubber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Further stalling from Clubber.
Standish manages to reverse the position and now he's in Clubber's guard. Nice work there by Standish.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Clubber (8) vs (2) Standish
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Standish engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Standish wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
Clubber has his hands on Standish's head, controlling the position.
Standish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Standish wants to pass the guard but Clubber is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber keeping moving, preventing Standish from controlling successfully.
Clubber managing to control the position.
Standish looking to pass the guard.
Clubber looking to control.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Standish wants to pass the guard but Clubber is keeping the position.
Clubber keeping moving, preventing Standish from controlling successfully.
Clubber wants to control the position but Standish says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Clubber trying to control but Standish postures up.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Standish stalling away here and it's allowed Clubber to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Standish trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
Standish 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.
Clubber trying to control the position here.
Standish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clubber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Standish 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.
Clubber pulls Standish in close to prevent any damage.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish pushes down on Clubber's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Standish is looking to stall here but Clubber recovers full guard.
Standish looking to pass the guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Standish trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
Standish is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Clubber is adopting a defensive guard.
Standish trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.
Ricky Clubber seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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