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CWC 285 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 17 losses; Rodrizinho Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 9 losses; Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai moves in looking to clinch but Simone pushes him off.
Simone tries to counter with a clinch but Chai shakes him off and moves away.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simone drives through and clinches with Chai against the cage.
Chai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Simone pulls guard.
Simone wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Simone has Chai pulled in close to control his posture.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simone is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Simone trying to control the position here.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Simone is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone is pulling down on Chai's head. It's preventing any offense from Chai, at least for the moment.
Chai wants to control from the top but Simone keeps moving.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simone wants to sweep but no luck.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Simone is keeping the position.
Chai sitting in guard here, content to control.
Simone wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai controlling from the top position.
Simone is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Chai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simone's guard.
Simone wants to get back to full guard.
Chai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chai wants to pass to mount but Simone is defending the position.
Simone wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone is looking to control Chai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simone avoid being mounted?
Chai controlling the action here.
Chai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simone is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai is trying to control the action in half guard but Simone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simone is in trouble now - Chai has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (3) vs (0) Simone
Simone wants to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simone is looking to escape.
Simone 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chai controlling his opponent.
Simone is trying desperately to improve position.
Chai wants to control but instead Simone manages to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Chai seems content to control.
Simone wants to get back to full guard.
Simone trying to control but Chai postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simone is staying active underneath Chai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simone wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Chai is pressing down on Simone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Simone is holding on for now.
Chai is working hard here to advance position.
Chai is trying to control. Simone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chai trying to control the pace.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Simone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Simone is defending well.
Simone controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Simone wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Chai is looking to advance position but Simone won't allow it.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Simone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Simone managing to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Simone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simone is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
Simone keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Simone trying to control the position.
Chai trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Simone is keeping the position.
Chai being controlled here momentarily.
Simone is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Simone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Simone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chai controls the pace.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Simone is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simone looking to control.
Chai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Simone working a defensive guard here.
Chai is fighting to break Simone's control of his arms but Simone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Simone trying to control the position.
Simone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Simone is retaining full guard.
Chai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Simone wants to improve his position but instead Chai has moved into half guard.
Chai wants to control but Simone is keeping him busy.
Simone gets full guard.
Chai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chai trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Simone being controlled here, momentarily.
Simone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Simone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simone pulls Chai in close to prevent any damage.
Simone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simone controlling the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Chai wants to pass the guard but Simone is keeping the position.
Chai trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Chai postures up.
Chai wants to control from the top but Simone keeps moving.
Simone 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.
Chai is stalling in the full guard.
Simone is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Chai trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Chai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Simone trying to control the position here.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Simone is retaining full guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Simone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simone keeping moving, preventing Chai from controlling successfully.
Simone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Simone is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Simone.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Simone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simone seems keen to control Chai's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chai takes the fight on points by 3 to 0.
A relieved looking Rodrizinho Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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