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WP 23 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 9 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 70 wins and 63 losses; Tyrone Sparxx!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rodriquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Sparxx tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sparxx manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriquez is defended easily by Sparxx.
Rodriquez drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (0) Sparxx
Sparxx trying to control the position.
Sparxx is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriquez is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparxx working a defensive guard here.
Rodriquez won't allow Sparxx to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriquez looking to sit in guard and control but Sparxx gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (2) Sparxx
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rodriquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to keep a closed guard but Sparxx is proving a slippery customer.
Sparxx won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
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.
Sparxx pushing down on Rodriquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriquez won't allow Sparxx to pass to mount.
Rodriquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparxx is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is staying active underneath Sparxx, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodriquez is trying to maintain the position but Sparxx is very close to passing his half guard.
Sparxx trying to mount his opponent but Rodriquez defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking for a sweep. Sparxx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriquez keeping control of the position.
Sparxx seems to be looking for submissions.
Sparxx seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriquez defends the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking for a sweep. Sparxx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparxx is thwarting Rodriquez's attempts to control the position.
Rodriquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sparxx tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriquez is retaining full guard.
Sparxx preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx postures up.
Rodriquez is trying to hold Sparxx in close to prevent damage but Sparxx has managed to pass into half guard.
Rodriquez wants to control but Sparxx is keeping busy.
Rodriquez is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparxx.
Sparxx is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is thwarting Rodriquez's attempts to control the position.
Rodriquez is looking for a sweep. Sparxx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparxx is pushing down on Rodriquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodriquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sparxx has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodriquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriquez is looking to control Sparxx's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriquez avoid being mounted?
Sparxx is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriquez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to control but Sparxx postures up.
Sparxx is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rodriquez manages to get to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez has control of Sparxx's left arm, preventing Sparxx from doing any damage.
Sparxx passes Rodriquez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodriquez wants to get back to full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sparxx postures up.
Rodriquez trying to control the position here.
Sparxx pushes down on Rodriquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodriquez defends it well.
Rodriquez tries to roll over but Sparxx keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is working for a submission of some sort.
Sparxx is working for a kimura but Rodriquez is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodriquez is trying to maintain the position but Sparxx is very close to passing his half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rodriquez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (5) Sparxx
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparxx content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparxx wins on points by 5 to 2.
Tyrone Sparxx decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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