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CWC 324 - Burroughs vs Ramirez 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 16 wins and 16 losses; Billy Turturro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Ricardo Rebenta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rebenta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rebenta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Turturro (0) vs (2) Rebenta
Turturro trying to control but Rebenta postures up.
Turturro is trying to get back to full guard.
Turturro desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turturro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rebenta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro wants to sweep here but Rebenta controlling him for the moment.
Turturro wants to control but Rebenta passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta trying to pass the guard but Turturro defending well.
Turturro wants to control but Rebenta is keeping busy.
Turturro has his hands clasped together around Rebenta's back. He's all about the action.
Turturro is trying to control but can't.
Rebenta passes into side control, despite Turturro's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (0) vs (5) Rebenta
Turturro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rebenta's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta passes into side control, despite Turturro's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (0) vs (8) Rebenta
Turturro tries to buck Rebenta off but Rebenta is having none of it.
Turturro can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rebenta taking a breather here.
Turturro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro struggling a bit here.
Turturro is looking to regain half guard here but Rebenta keeps moving and retains side control.
Turturro is trying to control Rebenta's posture but Rebenta avoids it.
Rebenta has control of an arm but Turturro manages to advance to Rebenta's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Turturro (4) vs (8) Rebenta
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rebenta just trying to survive but Turturro is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Turturro has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rebenta has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Turturro looking for the choke but no joy.
Rebenta tries to break free.
Turturro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rebenta knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rebenta for a finish.
Turturro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turturro is not going to allow Rebenta to sit and survive in this position.
Rebenta tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Turturro controlling the positon.
Turturro looking to hold on to the position here but Rebenta rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta is pulling down on Turturro's head to control his posture.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Rebenta keeps moving.
Turturro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking to sit in guard and control but Rebenta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turturro (4) vs (10) Rebenta
Turturro trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turturro holds on and takes a little breather.
Turturro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rebenta is aware though and is defending well.
Turturro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Turturro is really struggling to control Rebenta but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rebenta looking to pass the guard.
Rebenta is stalling in the full guard.
Turturro is trying to control the position but Rebenta postures up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro pulls Rebenta in close to prevent any damage.
Turturro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebenta is one step ahead there.
Rebenta advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Turturro (4) vs (13) Rebenta
Turturro looks to move to half guard but instead Rebenta has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Turturro (4) vs (15) Rebenta
Turturro wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Turturro (4) vs (18) Rebenta
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Turturro right now.
Rebenta has the hooks in. Turturro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Turturro looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Turturro rolls, trying to escape but Rebenta keeps control of the position.
Turturro trying to control the hands but Rebenta breaks the grip.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta controlling well, preventing Turturro from escaping the position.
Turturro trying to control the hands but Rebenta won't let him.
Rebenta is hanging on to Turturro's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rebenta controlling the positon.
Turturro can't escape the position.
Rebenta gets his hands free as Turturro looks to control.
Rebenta has good solid back control here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta is hanging on to Turturro's back as he tries to escape.
Turturro is working hard here to advance position.
Turturro trying to control the hands but Rebenta breaks the grip.
Rebenta has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Turturro's body.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rebenta is not going to allow Turturro to sit and survive in this position.
Rebenta trying to control momentarily.
Rebenta is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rebenta has the hooks in. Turturro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rebenta wins on points by 18 to 4.
A relieved looking Ricardo Rebenta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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