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CWC 350 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 39 wins and 29 losses; Tsuyoi Kakuto! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 27 losses; Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Silva Jr looking to score a takedown here. Kakuto is defending well but Silva Jr drives through and ends up in Kakuto's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kakuto (0) vs (2) Silva Jr
Kakuto wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kakuto wants to sweep but no luck.
Kakuto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Kakuto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva Jr prevents Kakuto from improving his position.
Silva Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuto is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Kakuto'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuto is looking for a sweep. Silva Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva Jr trying to pass the guard but Kakuto defending well.
Silva Jr prevents Kakuto from improving his position.
Kakuto gets full guard.
Kakuto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kakuto, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakuto is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (2) vs (2) Silva Jr
Kakuto preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kakuto manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (2) vs (4) Silva Jr
Kakuto is looking for a triangle but Silva Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Kakuto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kakuto, not yet.
Silva Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakuto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr preventing the sweep.
Kakuto is working hard here to advance position.
Kakuto wants to hit a sweep here but Silva Jr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kakuto there! Score +3 for passing guard: Kakuto (2) vs (7) Silva Jr
Silva Jr controlling from the full mount.
Kakuto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to control but Kakuto wriggling away.
Kakuto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kakuto wants to get back to full guard.
Kakuto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva Jr has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Kakuto (2) vs (10) Silva Jr
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.
Kakuto tries to reverse the position but Silva Jr maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kakuto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva Jr's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kakuto (6) vs (10) Silva Jr
Kakuto has the hooks in. Silva Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silva Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kakuto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kakuto is looking to control Silva Jr but Silva Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr breaks Kakuto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (6) vs (12) Silva Jr
Kakuto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Kakuto keeps moving.
Kakuto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Kakuto keeps moving.
Silva Jr controlling from the top position.
Silva Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kakuto! Score +3 for passing guard: Kakuto (6) vs (15) Silva Jr
Silva Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kakuto is trying to escape the mount.
Kakuto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kakuto wants to get back to full guard.
Kakuto is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva Jr has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Kakuto (6) vs (18) Silva Jr
Kakuto is looking to reverse the position.
Kakuto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva Jr off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kakuto (10) vs (18) Silva Jr
Kakuto slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Silva Jr is in a bad position with Kakuto working for a choke. Silva Jr manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (10) vs (20) Silva Jr
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kakuto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Kakuto's legs - danger averted.
Kakuto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kakuto, not yet.
Silva Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Kakuto.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kakuto moves into full guard.
Silva Jr 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.
Kakuto wants to sweep here but Silva Jr controlling him for the moment.
Silva Jr trying to control but Kakuto is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Silva Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kakuto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kakuto wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakuto is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (12) vs (20) Silva Jr
Kakuto trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kakuto manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (12) vs (22) Silva Jr
Kakuto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (14) vs (22) Silva Jr
Silva Jr is holding on to half guard well.
Silva Jr trying to control here.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto is looking to stall here but Silva Jr recovers full guard.
Silva Jr keeping moving, preventing Kakuto from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kakuto has Silva Jr in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (14) vs (24) Silva Jr
Kakuto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva Jr defends it easily.
Kakuto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakuto is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kakuto (16) vs (24) Silva Jr
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kakuto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kakuto is fighting to break Silva Jr's control of his arms but Silva Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kakuto trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Jr wins on points by 24 to 16.
A victorious Rich Silva Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Tsuyoi Kakuto was interviewed post fight and said 'Kyō wa watashi ga katenaito kami wa watashi ni itta (God Told Me I cannot Win today) '. |
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