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CWC 319 - El Toto vs Petersen 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 19 losses; Rich Silva Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Eyvind Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Silva Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Skallagrimsson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skallagrimsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been hearing reports that Silva Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Skallagrimsson, looking for a takedown. Silva Jr pushes Skallagrimsson against the cage but Skallagrimsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Skallagrimsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Silva Jr (4) vs (0) Skallagrimsson
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skallagrimsson tries to bench press Silva Jr off him but Silva Jr keeps the position.
Skallagrimsson is holding Silva Jr down, trying to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skallagrimsson tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Skallagrimsson tries to improve position but can't.
Silva Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva Jr tries for a kimura but Skallagrimsson is defending well.
Skallagrimsson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Skallagrimsson tries to improve position but can't.
Silva Jr working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson tries to bench press Silva Jr off him but Silva Jr keeps the position.
Silva Jr trying to control the action but Skallagrimsson is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Skallagrimsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skallagrimsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skallagrimsson is looking for a sweep.
Silva Jr controlling from side mount.
Silva Jr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skallagrimsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skallagrimsson is not content to let Silva Jr control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Skallagrimsson for as long as he can get away with.
Silva Jr trying to control the position but Skallagrimsson is working away.
Skallagrimsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Skallagrimsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skallagrimsson keeps working.
Skallagrimsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva Jr wants to control but Skallagrimsson is keeping him busy.
Skallagrimsson tries to bench press Silva Jr off him but Silva Jr keeps the position.
Silva Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Silva Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Skallagrimsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to control but Skallagrimsson is keeping him busy.
Silva Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skallagrimsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva Jr controls the position from side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva Jr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Silva Jr (6) vs (0) Skallagrimsson
Skallagrimsson tries to hold on but Silva Jr postures up.
Silva Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva Jr controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to control but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.
Skallagrimsson gets back to half guard.
Skallagrimsson tries to get to full guard but Silva Jr has control of the leg.
Skallagrimsson moves into full guard.
Silva Jr passes Skallagrimsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skallagrimsson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Silva Jr (9) vs (0) Skallagrimsson
Skallagrimsson is looking to improve his position but Silva Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Skallagrimsson wants to hold on but Silva Jr pushes him away.
Skallagrimsson is squirming around, avoiding Silva Jr's attempts to control the action.
Silva Jr is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Skallagrimsson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Skallagrimsson shrugs it off.
Skallagrimsson tries to reverse the position but Silva Jr maintains control.
Skallagrimsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skallagrimsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
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.
Skallagrimsson is squirming around, avoiding Silva Jr's attempts to control the action.
Silva Jr controlling from the full mount.
Silva Jr trying to control but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.
Skallagrimsson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva Jr tries to control but Skallagrimsson wriggling away.
Silva Jr looking for a guillotine from mount but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.
Silva Jr can't control as he wanted to and Skallagrimsson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Silva Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson wants to improve his position but Silva Jr is controlling well.
Skallagrimsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Skallagrimsson.
Silva Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skallagrimsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skallagrimsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Skallagrimsson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva Jr (9) vs (2) Skallagrimsson
Silva Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson 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.
Silva Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skallagrimsson passes Silva Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva Jr gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Jr takes the fight on points by 9 to 2.
An out of breath Rich Silva Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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