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CWC 225 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Michael Garibaldi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Turturro closes the distance and clinches.
Garibaldi successfully pulls guard.
Garibaldi looking for a guillotine here but Turturro defends easily.
Garibaldi looking for a guillotine here but Turturro defends easily.
Turturro stays in close to Garibaldi's body and controls the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Garibaldi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi is looking for a triangle but Turturro pushes his legs off easily.
Turturro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garibaldi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garibaldi is looking for a triangle here but Turturro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Garibaldi (0) vs (3) Turturro
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is trying to control Turturro's posture but Turturro avoids it.
Garibaldi manages to get back to half guard.
Turturro not doing much here.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep. Turturro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garibaldi trying to get back to full guard but Turturro takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Garibaldi (0) vs (6) Turturro
Turturro looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is just holding on here. Turturro manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Garibaldi (0) vs (9) Turturro
Garibaldi trying to control the hands but Turturro breaks the grip.
Garibaldi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Garibaldi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Turturro controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro avoids the attempt from Garibaldi to control.
Turturro trying to control but Garibaldi is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turturro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turturro is continuing to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to control but Garibaldi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turturro takes Garibaldi's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Garibaldi is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Garibaldi (0) vs (12) Turturro
Garibaldi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Turturro controlling the position easily from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turturro controlling the pace for now.
Turturro looking to control but Garibaldi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garibaldi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garibaldi gets back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi trying to control here.
Garibaldi looking for submissions off his back.
Turturro trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep. Turturro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi wants to control but Turturro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garibaldi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Turturro jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Garibaldi (0) vs (15) Turturro
Turturro controls the position.
Garibaldi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turturro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garibaldi is trying to control Turturro's posture but Turturro avoids it.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep.
Turturro trying to control the action but Garibaldi is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is trying to control Turturro's posture but Turturro avoids it.
Garibaldi is looking to regain half guard here but Turturro keeps moving and retains side control.
Garibaldi is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Garibaldi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is controlling the pace.
Garibaldi tries to get to full guard but Turturro has control of the leg.
Turturro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Turturro passes into side control, despite Garibaldi's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Garibaldi (0) vs (18) Turturro
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep.
Turturro controlling the position from side mount.
Garibaldi tries to buck Turturro off but Turturro is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garibaldi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garibaldi is looking to regain half guard here but Turturro keeps moving and retains side control.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Garibaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garibaldi's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garibaldi wants to control but Turturro postures up.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep.
Garibaldi being controlled for a moment.
Garibaldi is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi manages to get back to half guard.
Garibaldi tries to roll over but Turturro keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garibaldi is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turturro wins on points by 18 to 0.
In his post fight interview, Giuseppe Turturro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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