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WP 95 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 73 wins and 35 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 53 wins and 60 losses; Strega Notturna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Notturna shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (0) Notturna
Notturna is controlling Rodriquez's trapped leg to prevent Rodriquez from advancing to side control.
Notturna is looking to control Rodriquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Notturna avoid being mounted?
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.
Notturna is controlling Rodriquez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rodriquez is just content to waste time from the top position. Notturna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Notturna working a defensive guard but Rodriquez passes into half guard.
Rodriquez prevents Notturna from improving his position.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Notturna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Notturna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Notturna pulls Rodriquez in close to prevent any damage.
Notturna trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriquez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriquez preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is still trying to improve position.
Rodriquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Notturna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriquez trying to control but Notturna is working from the bottom.
Notturna is trying to control the position but Rodriquez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Notturna controlling the position.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Notturna keeps moving.
Notturna trying to control the position.
Rodriquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Notturna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Notturna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodriquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Notturna is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rodriquez postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Notturna keeping full guard, as Rodriquez tries to pass.
Rodriquez postures up.
Notturna wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rodriquez is now in half guard.
Rodriquez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Notturna trying to control but Rodriquez postures up.
Rodriquez trying to control from Notturna's half guard. Notturna has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Notturna has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Notturna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Notturna is keeping the position for now.
Notturna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Notturna is looking to sweep but instead, Rodriquez has passed into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to control but Rodriquez is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodriquez in particular looking to stall.
Notturna wants to get back to full guard.
Notturna has a hand on Rodriquez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rodriquez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (5) vs (0) Notturna
Notturna tries to lock up and control but Rodriquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Notturna wants to hold on but Rodriquez pushes him away.
Rodriquez fails to take his opponent's back.
Rodriquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodriquez wants to control the pace but Notturna is squirming around nicely.
Notturna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodriquez controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Notturna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodriquez tries to control but Notturna wriggling away.
Notturna is looking to get to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is squirming around, avoiding Rodriquez's attempts to control the action.
Notturna tries to lock up and control but Rodriquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Notturna is looking to improve his position but Rodriquez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriquez wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez prevents Notturna from getting the reversal.
Notturna gets back to half guard.
Rodriquez controlling the pace.
Notturna is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodriquez in particular looking to stall.
Notturna tries to get to full guard but Rodriquez has control of the leg.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Notturna won't allow Rodriquez to pass to mount.
Notturna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodriquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodriquez's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rodriquez (5) vs (4) Notturna
Notturna tries to get the hooks in deep but Rodriquez pushed the leg off.
Notturna wants to control the position but Rodriquez frees himself and scrambles - Notturna manages to regain control in side control.
Notturna tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Notturna passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rodriquez! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rodriquez (5) vs (6) Notturna
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna wants to control the pace but Rodriquez is squirming around nicely.
Rodriquez prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Rodriquez reaches up to try and control the position but Notturna seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rodriquez rolls and tries to escape and now Notturna has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Rodriquez (5) vs (9) Notturna
Rodriquez staying busy and making it hard for Notturna to control.
Notturna keeps control of the position easily here as Rodriquez tries to buck him off.
Notturna trying to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Notturna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rodriquez turns into Notturna and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (7) vs (9) Notturna
Rodriquez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Notturna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Notturna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Notturna wins on points by 9 to 7.
A relieved looking Strega Notturna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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