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748 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 27 losses; Frank Andersson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 110 wins and 60 losses; Nick Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Rodriquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodriquez with the counter takedown but Andersson avoids it easily.
Rodriquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Andersson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriquez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andersson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriquez's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Andersson (2) vs (0) Rodriquez
Rodriquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriquez is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez is pulling down on Andersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Andersson, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andersson controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez is pulling down on Andersson's head to control his posture.
Andersson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andersson pushing down on Rodriquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Andersson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is thwarting Rodriquez's attempts to control the position.
Rodriquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriquez trying to control from the bottom.
Andersson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is staying active underneath Andersson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodriquez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rodriquez trying to control but Andersson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriquez wants to control but Andersson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andersson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rodriquez gets back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Andersson content to stall in guard here.
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.
Andersson won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to control.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriquez is retaining full guard.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Andersson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodriquez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Andersson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Andersson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Andersson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to control but Andersson postures up.
Andersson controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson is controlling the pace.
Rodriquez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriquez is trying to control but can't.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Andersson seems content to control.
Rodriquez wants to improve his position but Andersson is controlling well.
Andersson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodriquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andersson is working away from the top position though.
Rodriquez wants to get back to full guard.
Andersson trying to control from half guard but Rodriquez is working away.
Andersson stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez wants to improve his position but Andersson is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Andersson seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andersson takes the fight on points by 2 to 0.
Frank Andersson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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