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CATCHMANIA 2 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 13 losses; Galtero El Toro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 32 wins and 19 losses; Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
El Toro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: El Toro (2) vs (0) Silva Jr
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Toro is aware though and is defending well.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as El Toro tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as El Toro tries to pass.
El Toro looking to sit in guard and control but Silva Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: El Toro (2) vs (2) Silva Jr
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
El Toro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva Jr controls the pace.
El Toro wants to sweep here but Silva Jr controlling him for the moment.
El Toro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva Jr defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to pass the guard but El Toro is keeping the position.
Silva Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
El Toro can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva Jr is trying to control. El Toro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva Jr 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro trying to hold on to Silva Jr's head to control him but Silva Jr postures up.
El Toro is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva Jr from advancing to side control.
El Toro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to improve his position but Silva Jr is controlling well.
El Toro wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping busy.
Silva Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and El Toro defends it well.
El Toro keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
El Toro is pressing down on Silva Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
El Toro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva Jr has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: El Toro (2) vs (5) Silva Jr
El Toro is looking for a sweep.
El Toro is working hard here to advance position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by El Toro, who protects the arm well.
Silva Jr just content to control the position.
It looks like Silva Jr might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
El Toro wants to control but Silva Jr postures up.
Silva Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Toro keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to regain half guard here but Silva Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva Jr advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: El Toro (2) vs (7) Silva Jr
Silva Jr prevents El Toro from getting the reversal.
Silva Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
El Toro tries to hold on but Silva Jr pushes him away.
El Toro is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
El Toro tries to lock up and control but Silva Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… El Toro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by El Toro and Silva Jr has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've been hearing good reports from El Toro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva Jr trying to control the position but El Toro is working away.
El Toro is looking to reverse the position.
Silva Jr working away.
El Toro manages to get back to half guard.
El Toro won't allow Silva Jr to pass to mount.
El Toro is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva Jr.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
El Toro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
El Toro is staying active underneath Silva Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva Jr content to control rather than advance.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. El Toro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
El Toro trying to keep a closed guard but Silva Jr is proving a slippery customer.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Toro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
El Toro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: El Toro (4) vs (7) Silva Jr
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
Silva Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as El Toro controls the pace.
Silva Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but El Toro is one step ahead there.
Silva Jr trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is trying to control the position but El Toro postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva Jr pulls El Toro in close to his closed guard and prevents El Toro from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Jr wins on points by 7 to 4.
Rich Silva Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
Rich Silva Jr 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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