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CACC 190: Fiso vs Kuronoa II PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Steven Cold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Turturro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turturro showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cold (0) vs (2) Turturro
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Cold is working away.
Turturro tries to pass to full mount but Cold defends it.
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Cold is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro is looking to pass Cold's guard but actually Cold recovers to full guard.
Turturro looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turturro controls the pace.
Turturro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Turturro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cold is keeping the position for now.
Cold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 trying to control but Cold is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cold looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but Cold is keeping the position.
Turturro keeps trying to improve his position.
Turturro has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rough House. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Turturro trying to control but Cold is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Turturro is working for a kimura but Cold is defending it quite comfortably.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but Cold defending well.
Turturro wants to take a breather but Cold is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cold is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Turturro wants to pass to mount but Cold is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turturro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turturro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cold sees it coming and defends easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Turturro is looking to advance position but Cold won't allow it.
Cold is looking for a sweep. Turturro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cold keeping control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Cold is working away.
Turturro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Turturro not doing much here.
Cold is not content to let Turturro control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cold trying to control here.
Cold is defending against the submission attempts here by Turturro.
Turturro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cold's thigh. Cold counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cold keeping full guard, as Turturro tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro trying to move into half guard but instead Cold has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cold (2) vs (2) Turturro
Turturro wants to sweep here but Cold controlling him for the moment.
Cold looking to sit in guard and control but Turturro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cold (2) vs (4) Turturro
Turturro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Cold keeps moving.
Turturro is pushing down on Cold's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cold is fighting to maintain full guard but Turturro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turturro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cold tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Turturro has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Cold (2) vs (7) Turturro
Cold is squirming around, avoiding Turturro's attempts to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turturro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cold is surviving well by controlling Turturro's body position as best he can.
Turturro trying to control but Cold is having none of it.
Turturro pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cold has given up his back. Will we see Turturro going for some submissions?
Score +3 for taking back: Cold (2) vs (10) Turturro
Turturro controlling the position well here. Cold rolled but Turturro kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Turturro looking for the choke from the back.
Turturro is persistently looking for the submission but Cold is defending it well.
Well, with Turturro on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cold is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Cold defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Turturro's arms.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cold just trying to survive but Turturro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will Turturro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cold is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Turturro gets his way!
Turturro is looking for a choke. Cold gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Cold manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cold (4) vs (10) Turturro
Turturro looking for subs off his back but Cold has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cold is controlling the pace.
Turturro is staying active underneath Cold, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turturro trying to hold on to Cold's head to control him but Cold postures up.
Cold controlling the action here.
Turturro tries to roll over but Cold keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turturro wins on points by 10 to 4.
A very excited looking Billy Turturro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Steven Cold was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck it'. |
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