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WPGC 5 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 3 losses; Bob Le Boulder! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 23 losses; Billy Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turturro.
Le Boulder drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turturro sprawls and moves away.
Le Boulder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turturro swivels and escapes.
Le Boulder shoots in looking for a takedown but Turturro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Le Boulder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turturro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Boulder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turturro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Le Boulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Boulder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turturro on his heels. He'll look to pass Turturro's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Le Boulder (2) vs (0) Turturro
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro is adopting a defensive guard.
Le Boulder controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Le Boulder is aware though and is defending well.
Turturro is controlling Le Boulder's posture.
Le Boulder looking to pass the guard.
Turturro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Le Boulder manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Le Boulder (2) vs (2) Turturro
Le Boulder working a defensive guard here.
Turturro trying to control but Le Boulder is working from the bottom.
Le Boulder keeping full guard, as Turturro tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder looking to control.
Le Boulder has his hands on Turturro's head, controlling the position.
Turturro won't allow Le Boulder to sweep him here.
Le Boulder controlling the position.
Le Boulder trying to keep a closed guard but Turturro is proving a slippery customer.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Boulder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Boulder seems keen to control Turturro's posture.
Turturro wants to pass the guard but Le Boulder is keeping the position.
Le Boulder wants to control but Turturro passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder is looking for a sweep. Turturro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turturro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Le Boulder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turturro.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Le Boulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turturro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Turturro is thwarting Le Boulder's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Le Boulder tries to roll over but Turturro keeps him under control.
Le Boulder manages to get to full guard.
Turturro trying to control but Le Boulder is working from the bottom.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Le Boulder keeps moving.
Le Boulder is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Canucks Combat Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder pulls Turturro in to control the position.
Le Boulder looking to control.
Turturro won't allow Le Boulder to sweep him here.
Turturro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turturro stopping the sweep attempt from Le Boulder.
Le Boulder is looking to sweep but instead, Turturro has passed into half guard.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Le Boulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Le Boulder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Le Boulder keeps moving.
Le Boulder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Le Boulder (4) vs (2) Turturro
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder 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.
Le Boulder wants to pass the guard but Turturro is keeping the position.
Turturro working a defensive guard 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder passes Turturro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Le Boulder wants to free his trapped foot but Turturro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Le Boulder controlling the action here.
Turturro actively working from the bottom here.
Le Boulder controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Le Boulder has control of the leg.
Le Boulder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turturro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turturro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turturro trying to hold on to Le Boulder's head to control him but Le Boulder postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Le Boulder seems content to control.
Le Boulder moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Le Boulder (7) vs (2) Turturro
You can see the frustration on Turturro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turturro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Le Boulder trying to control the action but Turturro is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is trying to control Le Boulder's posture but Le Boulder avoids it.
Turturro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Le Boulder's best efforts.
Le Boulder wants to pass the guard but Turturro is defending well.
Turturro wants to get back to full guard.
Le Boulder is looking to advance position but Turturro won't allow it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to roll over but Le Boulder keeps him under control.
Le Boulder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Le Boulder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turturro trying to control but Le Boulder postures up.
Turturro is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Turturro trying to control but Le Boulder postures up.
Le Boulder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turturro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Le Boulder is controlling the pace.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder trying to control the action but Turturro is working from the bottom.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Le Boulder has control of the leg.
Turturro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Le Boulder pulls his head out easily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Le Boulder looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Le Boulder is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Le Boulder takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
A relieved looking Bob Le Boulder 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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