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738 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 107 wins and 58 losses; Nick Rodriquez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 22 losses; Yojizo Trismegistus!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Trismegistus gets caught flat footed, as Rodriquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rodriquez (2) vs (0) Trismegistus
Trismegistus looking to control.
Rodriquez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trismegistus seems keen to control Rodriquez's posture.
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 slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Rodriquez (5) vs (0) Trismegistus
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trismegistus tries to buck Rodriquez off but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Trismegistus holds on to Rodriquez's head and controls the position momentarily.
Trismegistus stops Rodriquez from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriquez gets to mount! Trismegistus was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Rodriquez (7) vs (0) Trismegistus
Trismegistus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rodriquez content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus is trying to escape the mount.
Trismegistus has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Rodriquez (10) vs (0) Trismegistus
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.
You can see the frustration on Trismegistus's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Trismegistus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Trismegistus do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus rolls, trying to escape but Rodriquez keeps control of the position.
Trismegistus trying to control but not successfully.
Rodriquez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Trismegistus doesn't escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus is really stuck here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rodriquez controlling the positon.
Trismegistus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Trismegistus has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rodriquez.
Rodriquez doesn't have the hooks in and Trismegistus manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rodriquez (10) vs (2) Trismegistus
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: Rodriquez (12) vs (2) Trismegistus
Rodriquez wants to pass the guard but Trismegistus is defending well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trismegistus is looking to improve his position.
Rodriquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus controlling the position for now.
Rodriquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodriquez wants to pass to mount but Trismegistus is defending the position.
Trismegistus is doing well to control the position and prevent Rodriquez from advancing to side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriquez is trying to control. Trismegistus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriquez is controlling the pace.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus gets full guard.
Rodriquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus seems keen to control Rodriquez's posture.
Rodriquez content to stall in guard here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Trismegistus keeping moving, preventing Rodriquez from controlling successfully.
Trismegistus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriquez trying to control but Trismegistus is working from the bottom.
Rodriquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trismegistus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez stays in close to Trismegistus's body and controls the position.
Trismegistus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trismegistus 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriquez takes the fight on points by 12 to 2.
A victorious Nick Rodriquez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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