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WP 53 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 19 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 90 wins and 73 losses; Tyrone Sparxx!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Rodriquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sparxx but Sparxx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparxx, which made it look bad.
Sparxx shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sparxx was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (4) Sparxx
Rodriquez is looking for a sweep.
Sparxx tries to advance position but instead Rodriquez slips a leg back in to half guard.
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.
Sparxx takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez tries to get to full guard but Sparxx has control of the leg.
Rodriquez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodriquez won't allow Sparxx to pass to mount.
Rodriquez is refusing to be controlled, as Sparxx sits in half guard.
Rodriquez trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is positioning himself well to prevent Sparxx advancing to mount.
Sparxx keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriquez is looking to control Sparxx's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodriquez avoid being mounted?
Rodriquez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sparxx is looking to take a break and control but Rodriquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in House of 1000 Corpses inform me that Sparxx has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rodriquez gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodriquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriquez, not yet.
Sparxx is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sparxx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriquez is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez controls Sparxx momentarily but Sparxx frees himself.
Rodriquez is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodriquez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
Rodriquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparxx controls the pace.
Sparxx wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Rodriquez pulls Sparxx in to control the position.
Rodriquez working a defensive guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
Rodriquez controls Sparxx momentarily but Sparxx frees himself.
Sparxx sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sparxx is now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sparxx stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sparxx controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez working a defensive guard here.
Sparxx forces his way into half guard.
Sparxx seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sparxx trying to mount his opponent but Rodriquez defends it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sparxx moves into full mount! Rodriquez won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (7) Sparxx
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparxx wants to control the pace but Rodriquez is squirming around nicely.
Rodriquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodriquez is working hard here to advance position.
Sparxx can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodriquez is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx wants to take Rodriquez's back but he can't do it this time.
Rodriquez gets back to half guard.
Rodriquez tries to roll over but Sparxx keeps him under control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriquez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rodriquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparxx is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez moves into full guard.
Rodriquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodriquez trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparxx wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparxx wins on points by 7 to 0. Tyrone Sparxx retains his super heavyweight title!
Tyrone Sparxx decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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