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CWC 341 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 10 losses; Scott Hall! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 26 losses; Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hall (2) vs (0) Silva Jr
Silva Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Silva Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hall passes into half guard.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Silva Jr defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Silva Jr is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Silva Jr defends it.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva Jr is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva Jr won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Hall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (5) vs (0) Silva Jr
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to control but Silva Jr has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Silva Jr trying to control but Hall postures up.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the pace.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva Jr for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to control. Silva Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hall controlling the pace.
Hall is trying to control. Silva Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall is looking to advance position but Silva Jr won't allow it.
Hall is taking a breather. Silva Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hall frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Hall (8) vs (0) Silva Jr
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall trying to control but Silva Jr is having none of it.
Hall fails to move to back control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Silva Jr is holding on tight.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Silva Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva Jr prevents Hall from taking his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Silva Jr is squirming around, avoiding Hall's attempts to control the action.
Silva Jr 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.
Hall controlling from mount.
Silva Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva Jr stops Hall from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva Jr is looking to escape.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: Hall (11) vs (0) Silva Jr
Hall keeps control of the position easily here as Silva Jr tries to buck him off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hall's guard. Nice work there by Silva Jr.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hall (11) vs (2) Silva Jr
Silva Jr trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is looking to sweep but instead, Silva Jr has passed into half guard.
Silva Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall trying to control but Silva Jr postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall tries to roll over but Silva Jr keeps him under control.
Silva Jr is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
Hall wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall controls Silva Jr momentarily but Silva Jr frees himself.
Hall controlling the position.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva Jr is fighting to break Hall's control of his arms but Hall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's twelve 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.
Hall 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.
Silva Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hall is pulling down on Silva Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva Jr, at least for the moment.
Silva Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hall controls Silva Jr momentarily but Silva Jr frees himself.
Hall pulls Silva Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Silva Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Hall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr postures up.
Hall is pulling down on Silva Jr's head to control his posture.
Silva Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Silva Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Silva Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hall takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
Our winner, Scott Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Rich Silva Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Me hungry!'. |
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