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Pitbull 56 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 6 losses; Gillechriosd McCoy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 6 losses; Jasper Leeuwenhoek! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Leeuwenhoek darts in looking for a takedown but McCoy gets double underhooks and turns Leeuwenhoek into the cage.
McCoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. McCoy can't get the takedown.
McCoy is trying to trip Leeuwenhoek. He has hold of a leg but Leeuwenhoek is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McCoy persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: McCoy (2) vs (0) Leeuwenhoek Leeuwenhoek is adopting a defensive guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Leeuwenhoek wants to sweep but no luck. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCoy controlling from the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. McCoy preventing the sweep. Leeuwenhoek seems keen to control McCoy's posture. McCoy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. McCoy postures up.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Leeuwenhoek has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leeuwenhoek is keeping the position for now. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leeuwenhoek is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (2) vs (2) Leeuwenhoek Leeuwenhoek wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving. McCoy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Leeuwenhoek controls from within his opponent's guard. McCoy is controlling Leeuwenhoek's posture. Leeuwenhoek looking to pass the guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leeuwenhoek drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McCoy dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (4) vs (2) Leeuwenhoek McCoy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. McCoy postures up.
 That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McCoy escapes and throws Leeuwenhoek's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (7) vs (2) Leeuwenhoek McCoy controls the position from side control. Leeuwenhoek keeps McCoy under control for a moment.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek tries to get back to half guard but can't. McCoy working away. Leeuwenhoek is trying to escape the position but McCoy is controlling the position. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. McCoy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Leeuwenhoek's shoulder. That is not cool.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek is positioning himself to get back to half guard. McCoy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leeuwenhoek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Leeuwenhoek tries to improve position but can't.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. The referee asks McCoy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McCoy prefers to stall for the moment though. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Leeuwenhoek seems a little lost for a moment, as McCoy dominates the positioning. Leeuwenhoek can't do much from the bottom here. Leeuwenhoek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. McCoy is staying tight to Leeuwenhoek's torso, preventing him from escaping. Leeuwenhoek is trying to get back to half guard. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face as McCoy controls the position. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. McCoy controlling from side mount.
 That's ten minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek is looking for a sweep. Leeuwenhoek gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Leeuwenhoek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCoy is working away from the top position though.
 That's eleven minutes gone in the round. McCoy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Leeuwenhoek is trying to get back to full guard. McCoy controlling the action here.
 That's twelve minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek gets full guard. McCoy preventing the sweep. McCoy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leeuwenhoek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
 That's thirteen minutes gone in the round. Leeuwenhoek trying to keep a closed guard but McCoy is proving a slippery customer.
Leeuwenhoek isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McCoy stacks Leeuwenhoek on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McCoy! Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (10) vs (2) Leeuwenhoek Leeuwenhoek is trying to control McCoy's posture but McCoy avoids it. Leeuwenhoek is trying to improve his position.
 That's fourteen minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face as McCoy controls the position. Leeuwenhoek is looking to reverse the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! McCoy controlling from side mount. You can see the frustration on Leeuwenhoek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! McCoy takes the fight on points by 10 to 2. Gillechriosd McCoy retains his super heavyweight title! Gillechriosd McCoy thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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