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WP 67 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 57 wins and 23 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 16 losses; Tyron Scott!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriquez wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodriquez pulls Scott into guard.
Rodriquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriquez, not yet.
Scott wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rodriquez pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodriquez'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriquez, not yet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rodriquez keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriquez.
My spies in Hammer House of Horror inform me that Scott has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
Scott won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Scott has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (3) Scott
Rodriquez tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position.
Scott 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 Rodriquez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rodriquez stops Scott from passing to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott laying and praying for a moment but Rodriquez takes advantage and regains half guard.
Rodriquez wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Scott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to improve his position but Scott is controlling well.
Rodriquez is concentrating on defense, preventing Scott from advancing position.
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Rodriquez defends it.
Scott slows the pace down in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez keeping hold of Scott's head, controlling as best he can.
Rodriquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Rodriquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Scott postures up.
Rodriquez pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Rodriquez being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriquez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Scott puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott is trying to control. Rodriquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriquez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rodriquez is looking to improve his position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to pass to full mount but Rodriquez defends it.
Rodriquez wants to get back to full guard.
Scott wants to control but Rodriquez is keeping him busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Scott trying to control the pace.
Scott wants to pass to mount but Rodriquez is defending the position.
Scott stalling.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is trying is best to control the position here.
Rodriquez tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
Scott trying to control the action but Rodriquez is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez won't allow Scott to pass to mount.
Rodriquez controlling the position well.
Rodriquez wants to sweep but Scott has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (0) vs (6) Scott
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriquez looks to move to half guard but instead Scott has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rodriquez (0) vs (8) Scott
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott wins on points by 8 to 0.
Tyron Scott is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyron Scott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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