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CWC 301 - Halli vs Pavlov 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 Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 27 losses; George Arias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 22 losses; Billy Conforto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Conforto tries to close the distance and clinch but Arias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conforto's coach down at Clark's Champion's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Conforto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Arias drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Arias (4) vs (0) Conforto
Conforto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arias's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Arias passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (7) vs (0) Conforto
Conforto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Conforto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Conforto is trying to control the position but Arias postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias content to stall in guard here.
Arias tries to free his leg and advance position but Conforto is retaining full guard.
Conforto is trying to keep Arias in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conforto 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.
Arias advances to half guard.
Arias performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arias is just content to waste time from the top position. Conforto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arias tries to free his leg and advance position but Conforto is retaining full guard.
Arias stopping the sweep attempt from Conforto.
Arias controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Conforto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conforto keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
Arias 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.
Arias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Arias preventing the sweep.
Arias wants to pass the guard but Conforto is keeping the position.
Arias controlling from the top position.
Conforto 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.
Arias looking to pass the guard.
Arias sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Arias trying to control but Conforto is working from the bottom.
Arias controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arias looking to pass the guard.
Arias trying to control the position from guard on top but Conforto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conforto is pulling down on Arias's head. It's preventing any offense from Arias, at least for the moment.
Arias trying to control the position from guard on top but Conforto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conforto looking to control.
Arias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conforto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arias is one step ahead there.
Conforto keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
Arias looking to pass the guard.
Arias trying to control but Conforto is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conforto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conforto controls Arias momentarily but Arias frees himself.
Arias trying to control but Conforto is working from the bottom.
Arias engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Conforto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arias is one step ahead there.
Arias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Arias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conforto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conforto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arias passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (10) vs (0) Conforto
Arias passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Conforto! Score +2 for reaching mount: Arias (12) vs (0) Conforto
Arias looking to control but Conforto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arias controlling from mount.
Conforto looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: Arias (15) vs (0) Conforto
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Arias has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Conforto defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Conforto tries to roll but Arias sticks to his back.
Conforto fending off the submission attempt from Arias.
Conforto tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arias is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Conforto is defending well though. Arias let's go of the attempt for now.
Conforto wants to control his opponent's hands but Arias gets his hands free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Conforto tries to break free.
Arias wants to control the position but Conforto frees himself and scrambles - Arias manages to regain control in side control.
Conforto tries to improve position but can't.
Conforto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Conforto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conforto is trying to control but can't.
Conforto wants to get back to full guard.
Conforto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Arias tries to pass to full mount but Conforto defends it.
Arias wants to control but Conforto is keeping him busy.
Conforto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arias trying to control the action but Conforto is working from the bottom.
Conforto trying to control here.
Conforto wants to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Arias is working for a submission of some sort.
Conforto wants to control but Arias is keeping busy.
Conforto is refusing to be controlled, as Arias sits in half guard.
Conforto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conforto.
Arias engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Conforto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Arias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Conforto's guard.
Arias is looking for a kimura here.
Arias wants to pass to mount but Conforto is defending the position.
Arias uses his free foot to push down on Conforto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conforto. Score +3 for passing guard: Arias (18) vs (0) Conforto
Conforto is working to get back to half guard.
Conforto tries to control the position but Arias now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Arias (21) vs (0) Conforto
Conforto tries to break free.
Arias doesn't have the hooks in and Conforto manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Arias (21) vs (2) Conforto
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Conforto looking to pass the guard.
Conforto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arias's guard.
Arias is trying to maintain the position but Conforto is very close to passing his half guard.
Conforto wants to control but Arias is keeping him busy.
Conforto 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.
Arias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conforto is working away from the top position though.
Conforto is looking for a kimura but Arias is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Conforto to get the leverage.
Arias gets full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias managing to control the position.
Arias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conforto is one step ahead there.
Conforto wants to control from the top but Arias keeps moving.
Conforto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Arias can't keep his opponent in guard - Conforto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Conforto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Conforto 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arias manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arias takes the fight on points by 21 to 2.
George Arias 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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