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CACC 101 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 8 losses; Marcelinho Lima! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres drags the fight down to the ground.
Torres seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres working for submissions but it's allowed Lima to get to half guard.
Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Lima eventually gives up the hold.
Lima has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima stalling away here and it's allowed Torres to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Lima not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lima wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Torres is trying to keep Lima in close.
Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lima (0) vs (2) Torres
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lima has an active guard here but Torres has managed to pass into half guard.
Torres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torres 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.
Lima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lima is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lima is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
Lima moves into full guard.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
Torres slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Lima (0) vs (5) Torres
Torres is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lima is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Torres tries to advance to mount but can't.
Torres slows the pace down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Torres trying to control the position but Lima is working away.
Lima stops Torres from passing to mount.
Lima tries to improve position but can't.
Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lima looks to move to half guard but instead Torres has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lima (0) vs (7) Torres
Lima is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Lima is squirming around, avoiding Torres's attempts to control the action.
Lima wants to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Lima is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Torres wants to control the pace but Lima is squirming around nicely.
Torres looking for a guillotine from mount but Lima is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lima is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres wants to control the pace but Lima is squirming around nicely.
Lima working to try and regain half guard.
Torres can't control as he wanted to and Lima manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Lima trying to control from the bottom.
Torres 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Torres trying to control the action but Lima is working from the bottom.
Lima is looking to improve his position.
Lima wants to control but Torres passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lima (0) vs (10) Torres
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lima prevents Torres from moving into mount.
Torres working away.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Torres tries for a kimura but Lima is defending well.
Lima sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Torres to get the leverage.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Torres with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lima manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torres advances to half guard.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lima sees it coming and defends easily.
Lima preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lima is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Lima is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
Lima wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lima is not content to let Torres control the position.
Lima is looking to improve his position.
Torres slows the pace down in half guard.
Lima trying to control but Torres postures up.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lima (0) vs (13) Torres
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lima regains half guard.
Torres slows the pace down in half guard.
Torres prevents Lima from improving his position.
Lima trying to control here.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torres wins on points by 13 to 0.
An out of breath Ricco Torres 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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