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Pitbull XXXV 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 20 wins and 15 losses; Hamish Farquharson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Colby Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Farquharson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Farquharson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Farquharson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Farquharson shoots in but no luck this time.
Farquharson gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Farquharson stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Hamish Farquharson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Taylor.
Taylor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Farquharson gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Farquharson (2) vs (0) Taylor
Farquharson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to roll over but Farquharson keeps him under control.
Farquharson is controlling the pace.
We've been hearing that Farquharson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Farquharson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Farquharson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farquharson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor is trying is best to control the position here.
Farquharson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Farquharson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to control Farquharson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Farquharson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Farquharson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Farquharson is looking for a kimura here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor trying to hold on to Farquharson's head to control him but Farquharson postures up.
Farquharson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taylor for as long as he can get away with.
Taylor won't allow Farquharson to pass to mount.
Farquharson prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Farquharson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Farquharson is keeping busy.
Farquharson controlling the pace.
Taylor won't allow Farquharson to pass to mount.
Farquharson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Farquharson is working away from the top position though.
Farquharson works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Farquharson (5) vs (0) Taylor
Farquharson is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson laying and praying for a moment but Taylor takes advantage and regains half guard.
Farquharson is controlling the pace.
Farquharson tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Farquharson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson is controlling the pace.
Farquharson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor won't allow Farquharson to pass to mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to get to full guard.
Farquharson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Farquharson (8) vs (0) Taylor
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farquharson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Farquharson is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Farquharson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farquharson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Farquharson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Farquharson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Farquharson keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor 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 thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stops Farquharson from passing to mount.
We've been informed that Taylor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor is trying to control Farquharson's posture but Farquharson avoids it.
Farquharson controls the position from side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farquharson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face as Farquharson controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farquharson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Taylor! Score +2 for reaching mount: Farquharson (10) vs (0) Taylor
Farquharson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farquharson takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
Hamish Farquharson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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