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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tree Sclounce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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188 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tree Sclounce !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sclounce moves in looking to clinch but Rodriquez pushes him off.
Rodriquez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sclounce manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rodriquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sclounce on the ground.
Rodriquez throwing strikes from guard but Sclounce blocks nicely.
Rodriquez wants to control from the top but Sclounce keeps moving.
Sclounce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodriquez defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sclounce wants to hit a switch here but Rodriquez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sclounce there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to control but Sclounce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sclounce tries to lock up and control but Rodriquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rodriquez tries to control but Sclounce wriggling away.
Rodriquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriquez avoids the attempt from Sclounce to control.
Rodriquez trying to control but Sclounce is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sclounce wants to control but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Sclounce is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sclounce is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rodriquez wants to control the pace but Sclounce is squirming around nicely.
Rodriquez prevents Sclounce from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sclounce is looking to escape.
Sclounce is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sclounce sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rodriquez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sclounce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriquez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodriquez trying to mount his opponent but Sclounce defends it.
Sclounce taking some punishment here, with Rodriquez in his half guard.
Sclounce wants to control but Rodriquez is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rodriquez there.
Rodriquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sclounce is looking to control Rodriquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sclounce avoid being mounted?
Rodriquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodriquez trying to control from half guard but Sclounce is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sclounce tries to roll over but Rodriquez keeps him under control.
Sclounce is looking to control Rodriquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sclounce avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rodriquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sclounce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rodriquez!
Rodriquez seems a little lost for a moment, as Sclounce dominates the positioning.
Rodriquez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sclounce scoring with punches from side control.
Sclounce working the ground and pound but Rodriquez is defending the strikes.
Sclounce trying to control the position but Rodriquez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sclounce in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sclounce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rodriquez wants to control but Sclounce postures up.
Sclounce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rodriquez some visible discomfort.
Sclounce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriquez keeps working.
Sclounce lands a nice forearm strike.
Rodriquez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sclounce stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sclounce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriquez is trying to control Sclounce 's posture but Sclounce avoids it.
Rodriquez is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sclounce controlling from side mount.
Sclounce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sclounce controls the position.
Sclounce wants to stand but Rodriquez is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sclounce swings around for an armbar but Rodriquez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sclounce 's guard.
Sclounce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodriquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sclounce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sclounce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriquez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodriquez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sclounce is trying to control but can't.
Sclounce is positioning himself well to prevent Rodriquez advancing to mount.
Sclounce wants to control but Rodriquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rodriquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sclounce works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sclounce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriquez is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriquez chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tree Sclounce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sclounce feints and as Rodriquez raises his hands in defense, Sclounce changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sclounce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rodriquez wants to improve his position but instead Sclounce has moved into half guard.
Sclounce stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Sclounce is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sclounce prevents Rodriquez from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Sclounce there.
Sclounce moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sclounce lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriquez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sclounce pulls Rodriquez in to control the position.
Sclounce has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rodriquez doesn't defend quickly enough and Sclounce has managed to lock this one up! Can Rodriquez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sclounce on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tree Sclounce !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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