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CACC 242 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 11 losses; Joshua Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Brown clinches.
Our sources have told us that Brown has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Brown pulls guard.
Brown pulls Rhod in close to prevent any damage.
Rhod stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Rhod wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown pulls Rhod in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown controlling Rhod's posture.
Rhod must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rhod sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rhod manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (2) vs (0) Rhod
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown wants to take a breather but Rhod is having none of it.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rhod for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Rhod is working from the bottom.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (5) vs (0) Rhod
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rhod is looking to escape.
Brown fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to move to back control.
Rhod wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Brown looking to control but Rhod is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rhod is working to get back to half guard.
Brown forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Brown (8) vs (0) Rhod
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rhod is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Brown off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown working for a choke but Rhod is defending well.
Brown slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rhod felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brown working for a choke but Rhod is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Rhod is keeping busy.
Brown has good solid back control here.
Brown'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.
Rhod staying busy and making it hard for Brown to control.
Brown is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps control of the position as Rhod tries to break free.
Brown controlling from the back.
Rhod is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brown biding his time, controlling Rhod.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for the RNC.
Brown wants to control the position but Rhod frees himself and scrambles - Brown manages to regain control in side control.
A lull in the action here as Brown stalls from top position.
Rhod is not content to let Brown control the position.
Rhod gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to advance position but Rhod won't allow it.
Rhod makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rhod.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown trying to control but Rhod is working from the bottom.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rhod looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rhod has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Rhod being controlled here, momentarily.
Further stalling from Brown.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rhod looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown pushing down on Rhod's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rhod is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rhod gets back to full guard.
Rhod wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Rhod controlling Brown's posture.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhod is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhod looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rhod holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brown takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Joshua Brown was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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