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CFC CG 45 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 22 losses; Roddy Banner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 97 wins and 47 losses; Nick Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Banner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Banner (2) vs (0) Rodriquez
Banner trying to advance position but Rodriquez counters by regaining guard.
Rodriquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriquez, not yet.
Banner controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner postures up.
Banner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodriquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Rodriquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banner controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
Banner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriquez is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriquez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner is fighting to break Rodriquez's control of his arms but Rodriquez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Rodriquez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rodriquez trying to control the position.
Rodriquez controlling the position.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriquez is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriquez looking to control.
Banner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodriquez is pulling down on Banner's head to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Banner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Banner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rodriquez tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
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 trying to hold on to Banner's head to control him but Banner postures up.
Banner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodriquez is refusing to be controlled, as Banner sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Banner is thwarting Rodriquez's attempts to control the position.
Banner controlling the pace.
Banner prevents Rodriquez from improving his position.
Banner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banner controls the pace.
Rodriquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodriquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Banner (2) vs (2) Rodriquez
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Banner is controlling Rodriquez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rodriquez is pressing down on Banner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banner is holding on for now.
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!
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodriquez prevents Banner from improving his position.
Banner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Banner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Banner.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to sweep here but Rodriquez controlling him for the moment.
Banner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodriquez passes Banner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Banner is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at HELLCADEMY, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rodriquez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner trying to hold on to Rodriquez's head to control him but Rodriquez postures up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to get back to full guard.
Banner wants to control but Rodriquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rodriquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Banner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rodriquez has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Banner (2) vs (5) Rodriquez
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banner can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriquez wins on points by 5 to 2.
Our winner, Nick Rodriquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Roddy Banner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Watch your back! I am coming for you..'. |
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