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Pitbull XXVIII 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 1 losses; Gillechriosd McCoy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 32 losses; Rio Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
McCoy moves into range and clinches up with Rolla.
Rolla is working for takedown but McCoy is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Rolla manages to get underhooks.
McCoy is trying to trip Rolla. He has hold of a leg but Rolla is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McCoy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: McCoy (2) vs (0) Rolla
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
Rolla is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McCoy trying to control but Rolla is working from the bottom.
Rolla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolla keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolla working for a triangle but McCoy defends it easily.
Rolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCoy is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rolla keeping full guard, as McCoy tries to pass.
Rolla controls McCoy momentarily but McCoy frees himself.
Rolla looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCoy is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking to get back to full guard here but McCoy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (5) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCoy trying to control the action but Rolla is working from the bottom.
Rolla felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla manages to work his way to half guard, despite McCoy's best efforts.
Rolla wants to improve his position but McCoy is controlling well.
Rolla gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolla looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolla, not yet.
Rolla is looking for a triangle here but McCoy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (8) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rolla keeps working.
Rolla can't do much from the bottom here.
Rolla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rolla tries to get to full guard but McCoy has control of the leg.
Rolla actively working from the bottom here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rolla moves into full guard.
Rolla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCoy passes Rolla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rolla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rolla has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McCoy has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (11) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla tries to bench press McCoy off him but McCoy keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rolla gets back to half guard.
Rolla is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McCoy jumps into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (14) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla tries to improve position but can't.
Rolla is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Rolla is looking to regain half guard here but McCoy keeps moving and retains side control.
McCoy wants to control but Rolla is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking for a sweep.
Rolla wants to control but McCoy postures up.
Rolla is looking to reverse the position.
Rolla manages to get back to half guard.
Rolla wants to sweep but McCoy has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (17) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCoy off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: McCoy (17) vs (4) Rolla
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to control but McCoy is keeping busy.
Rolla is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McCoy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McCoy for a finish.
McCoy tries to escape but Rolla has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
McCoy staying busy and making it hard for Rolla to control.
Rolla is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Rolla has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rolla looking for the choke but no joy.
Rolla wants to control but McCoy is keeping busy.
McCoy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rolla moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McCoy has worked his arm free - good work by McCoy!
McCoy struggling a bit here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Rolla advances to full mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: McCoy (17) vs (6) Rolla
McCoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McCoy stops Rolla from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rolla looking to control but McCoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rolla controlling the pace for now.
Rolla fails to move to back control.
Rolla can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCoy is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is controlling an arm, preventing Rolla from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
McCoy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rolla trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rolla goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McCoy is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (19) vs (6) Rolla
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rolla looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCoy passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (22) vs (6) Rolla
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard.
Rolla can't do much from the bottom here.
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to control but Rolla is keeping him busy.
Rolla is looking for a sweep.
Rolla is letting McCoy control him for a moment.
Rolla is looking to regain half guard here but McCoy keeps moving and retains side control.
Rolla is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McCoy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rolla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
Rolla working for a triangle but McCoy defends it easily.
McCoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rolla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCoy defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
McCoy takes the fight on points by 22 to 6.
Gillechriosd McCoy retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gillechriosd McCoy, 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. |
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