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WP 115 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 Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 49 wins and 54 losses; Gaston Juncker! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 85 wins and 41 losses; Nick Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Juncker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodriquez did well to prevent Juncker getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Juncker (2) vs (0) Rodriquez
Juncker is looking to advance position but Rodriquez won't allow it.
Juncker is controlling the pace.
Rodriquez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juncker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriquez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodriquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Juncker (2) vs (2) Rodriquez
Rodriquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juncker seems keen to control Rodriquez's posture.
Juncker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriquez's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Juncker (4) vs (2) Rodriquez
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juncker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodriquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriquez pulls Juncker in close to his closed guard and prevents Juncker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Juncker content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juncker wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
Rodriquez has his hands on Juncker's head, controlling the position.
Juncker controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez pulls Juncker in close to prevent any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juncker looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Juncker (4) vs (4) Rodriquez
Juncker working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juncker keeping full guard, as Rodriquez tries to pass.
Juncker pulls Rodriquez in close to prevent any damage.
Rodriquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juncker trying to control the position.
Juncker is pulling down on Rodriquez's head to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez controlling from the top position.
My spies in KFA inform me that Rodriquez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Juncker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Juncker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Juncker looking for a sweep. Not yet Juncker, not yet.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Juncker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodriquez 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.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
Juncker pulls Rodriquez in close to prevent any damage.
Rodriquez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez postures up.
Juncker wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Juncker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Juncker is heads and Rodriquez is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Rodriquez wins on points by 5 to 4.
Nick Rodriquez is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nick Rodriquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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