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WP 100 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 75 wins and 38 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 81 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Turturro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriquez swivels and escapes.
Rodriquez 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.
Turturro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriquez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (0) Turturro
Turturro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (2) Turturro
Rodriquez pulls Turturro in close to prevent any damage.
Turturro controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (2) Turturro
Rodriquez controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turturro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
Turturro trying to control the position.
Turturro wants to sweep here but Rodriquez controlling him for the moment.
Turturro controls Rodriquez momentarily but Rodriquez frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turturro is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (4) vs (4) Turturro
Rodriquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Turturro trying to control but Rodriquez is working from the bottom.
Rodriquez pulls Turturro in close to his closed guard and prevents Turturro from doing any damage or advancing position.
Turturro looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodriquez keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Turturro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turturro looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
Turturro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodriquez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turturro manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (6) vs (4) Turturro
Rodriquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rodriquez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turturro manages to get to full guard.
Turturro pulls Rodriquez in close to prevent any damage.
Turturro looking for subs off his back but Rodriquez has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control but Rodriquez is keeping busy.
Rodriquez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turturro defends it well.
Rodriquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Rodriquez has control of the leg.
Turturro looking for submissions off his back.
Turturro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for a sweep. Not yet Turturro, not yet.
Turturro looking to control.
Rodriquez stays in close to Turturro's body and controls the position.
Rodriquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turturro is keeping the position for now.
Rodriquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodriquez'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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to sweep here but Rodriquez controlling him for the moment.
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turturro has control of Rodriquez's left arm, preventing Rodriquez from doing any damage.
Turturro looking for a guillotine here but Rodriquez defends easily.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turturro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriquez has managed to get both his arms back between Turturro's legs - danger averted.
Rodriquez pushing down on Turturro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriquez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Rodriquez has control of the leg.
Turturro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rodriquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turturro trying to control here.
Turturro is holding on to half guard well.
Rodriquez controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriquez takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.
After winning the bout, Nick Rodriquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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