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WP 57 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 39 wins and 48 losses; Boris Balkan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 51 wins and 20 losses; Nick Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Balkan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriquez is fending him off so far but Balkan persists. Nope, Rodriquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriquez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Balkan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Rodriquez tries to counter it with a takedown but Balkan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Balkan (2) vs (0) Rodriquez
Rodriquez pulls Balkan in close to his closed guard and prevents Balkan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Balkan stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriquez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez is trying to control the position but Balkan postures up.
Rodriquez has his hands on Balkan's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodriquez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balkan is fighting to break Rodriquez's control of his arms but Rodriquez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Balkan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Balkan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
Rodriquez trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Rodriquez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Balkan wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balkan won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
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.
Rodriquez seems keen to control Balkan's posture.
Balkan preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balkan being controlled here momentarily.
Balkan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodriquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodriquez has Balkan pulled in close to control his posture.
Rodriquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to control the position.
Balkan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Balkan wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Balkan stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Balkan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balkan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Balkan won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
Rodriquez looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Balkan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriquez looking to control but Balkan passes into half guard.
Balkan tries to pass to full mount but Rodriquez defends it.
Rodriquez is looking to improve his position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Balkan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Balkan is working away from the top position though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriquez wants to control but Balkan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rodriquez trying to get back to full guard but Balkan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Balkan (5) vs (0) Rodriquez
Rodriquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to control but Rodriquez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodriquez is trying to escape the mount.
Rodriquez is still trying to improve position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Balkan trying to pass the guard but Rodriquez defending well.
Balkan 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Balkan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balkan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan content to stall in guard here.
Rodriquez wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balkan takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Boris Balkan is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Boris Balkan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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