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CACC 204: Sparxx vs Bennett PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Will Rock! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee clinches.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rock jumps guard but Lee stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Will Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wutang Lee.
Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rock (0) vs (2) Lee
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rock (2) vs (2) Lee
Lee looking to control.
Rock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
Rock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rock is one step ahead there.
Rock postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
Rock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rock (2) vs (4) Lee
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rock is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rock (4) vs (4) Lee
Rock wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rock in particular looking to stall.
Rock is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Rock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to hold on to Rock's head to control him but Rock postures up.
Rock controlling the action here.
Rock'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.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rock's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Rock (4) vs (8) Lee
Rock is in bad spot here.
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.
Rock is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lee controlling the positon.
Lee is trying to stick to Rock's back but Rock is turning into Lee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rock. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rock (6) vs (8) Lee
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rock wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Rock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rock.
Rock continues to hold on tight.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rock wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee working a defensive guard but Rock passes into half guard.
Rock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking for a kimura here.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Rock sits in half guard.
Rock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rock passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rock (9) vs (8) Lee
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rock controls the position from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
A very excited looking Will Rock rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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