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WP 63 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 53 wins and 23 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 45 wins and 63 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rodriquez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turturro napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (0) Turturro
Turturro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rodriquez's best efforts.
Rodriquez controlling the action here.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Rodriquez has control of the leg.
Rodriquez is looking to take a break and control but Turturro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez prevents Turturro from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodriquez pulls his head out easily.
Rodriquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turturro is doing well to control the position and prevent Rodriquez from advancing to side control.
Rodriquez prevents Turturro from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro moves into full guard.
Turturro working a defensive guard but Rodriquez passes into half guard.
Rodriquez is thwarting Turturro's attempts to control the position.
Turturro trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (7) vs (0) Turturro
Rodriquez avoids the attempt from Turturro to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to reverse the position but Rodriquez maintains control.
Rodriquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turturro is looking to escape.
Turturro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodriquez'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.
Rodriquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rodriquez fails to advance to Turturro's back.
Turturro is just holding on here. Rodriquez manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Rodriquez (10) vs (0) Turturro
Rodriquez controlling the position well here. Turturro rolled but Rodriquez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez keeps control of the position as Turturro tries to break free.
Turturro trying to control the position but Rodriquez manages to sink in the hooks.
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.
Turturro turns into Rodriquez and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (10) vs (2) Turturro
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Rodriquez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Turturro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Rodriquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Rodriquez defends it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to hold on to Turturro's head to control him but Turturro postures up.
Turturro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodriquez is looking for a sweep. Turturro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriquez keeps working.
Turturro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to control here.
Rodriquez is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Turturro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rodriquez trying to hold on to Turturro's head to control him but Turturro postures up.
My spies in Blacktalians MMA inform me that Turturro has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriquez keeps working.
Rodriquez won't allow Turturro to pass to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is refusing to be controlled, as Turturro sits in half guard.
Rodriquez trying to hold on to Turturro's head to control him but Turturro postures up.
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Rodriquez is working away.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is defending well.
Turturro is just content to waste time from the top position. Rodriquez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro stays in close to Rodriquez's body and controls the position.
Rodriquez trying to control the position here.
Turturro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Rodriquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriquez, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriquez is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (12) vs (2) Turturro
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to improve his position but instead Rodriquez has moved into half guard.
Turturro is not content to let Rodriquez control the position.
Rodriquez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to improve his position.
Rodriquez controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriquez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turturro for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriquez takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
An out of breath Nick Rodriquez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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