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CACC 199:Feltre vRodionovich 2 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 1 losses; Steven Cold! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Joe Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Irwin drives through and clinches with Cold against the ropes.
Irwin has picked Cold up - he's going for a ride! Irwin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cold (0) vs (2) Irwin
Irwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Cold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Irwin seems content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin trying to control the action but Cold is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cold's coaches at MMA LA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Let's hope that Irwin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cold desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold is staying active underneath Irwin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cold is looking for a sweep. Irwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irwin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cold trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Irwin trying to control the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Irwin.
Cold works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cold seems keen to control Irwin's posture.
Cold'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 five minutes gone in the round.
Irwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Irwin is fighting to break Cold's control of his arms but Cold is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Irwin trying to control but Cold is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cold is pulling down on Irwin's head. It's preventing any offense from Irwin, at least for the moment.
Cold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Irwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cold keeping moving, preventing Irwin from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cold being controlled here, momentarily.
Cold is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Irwin looking to sit in guard and control but Cold 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 (2) Irwin
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cold content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Irwin holds on and takes a little breather.
Cold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Irwin working a defensive guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Irwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cold controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cold has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Irwin managing to control the position.
Irwin wants to control the position but Cold says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Cold looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Irwin trying to control here.
Cold content to control rather than advance.
Irwin wants to control but Cold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well,Cold is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Irwin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cold is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Irwin reverses the position - he's now on top in Cold's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cold (2) vs (4) Irwin
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cold can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Irwin controls the pace.
Cold keeping moving, preventing Irwin from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Irwin content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cold keeping moving, preventing Irwin from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin wins on points by 4 to 2.
A victorious Joe Irwin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Steven Cold was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck it'. |
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