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CACC 110 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Ben Stone! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 21 losses; Carlos Silverio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverio.
Silverio moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Stone (2) vs (0) Silverio
Stone is just content to waste time from the top position. Silverio takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stone wants to control from the top but Silverio keeps moving.
Stone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silverio dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Stone (2) vs (2) Silverio
Silverio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Silverio postures up.
Silverio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Silverio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stone seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silverio trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Silverio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone controls Silverio momentarily but Silverio frees himself.
Silverio pushing down on Stone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stone wants to control but Silverio is keeping busy.
Silverio is trying to control the action in half guard but Stone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silverio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is not content to let Silverio control the position.
Stone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Silverio has control of the leg.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silverio works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Stone (2) vs (5) Silverio
Silverio looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silverio looking for a guillotine from mount but Stone is having none of it.
Silverio moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Stone (2) vs (8) Silverio
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silverio working for a choke but Stone is defending well.
Stone trying to control the action but Silverio just sinks the hooks in.
Silverio trying to control.
Silverio is not going to allow Stone to sit and survive in this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone staying busy and making it hard for Silverio to control.
Silverio is not going to allow Stone to sit and survive in this position.
Silverio is looking for the choke from the back position but Stone is controlling his hands well.
Silverio keeps control of the position as Stone tries to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but not successfully.
Stone is trying to break free.
Silverio is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Stone looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silverio.
Stone tries to roll but Silverio sticks to his back.
Silverio struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stone preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silverio.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone is in bad spot here.
Silverio not allowing Stone to control his hands.
Silverio struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stone is having to fend off submission attempts from Silverio, who is looking to sink in the choke. Silverio doesn't have the hooks in though and Stone manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Stone (4) vs (8) Silverio
Stone won't allow Silverio to sweep him here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone trying to control but Silverio is working from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Silverio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silverio wants to improve his position but instead Stone has moved into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silverio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio pulls Stone in close to prevent any damage.
Stone postures up.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silverio is keeping the position for now.
Silverio is trying to control the position but Stone postures up.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Silverio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Silverio trying to control the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Stone (7) vs (8) Silverio
Silverio can't do much from the bottom here.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Silverio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silverio gets back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Stone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silverio is looking to improve his position.
Silverio wants to control but Stone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is not content to let Stone control the position.
Stone trying to control from Silverio's half guard. Silverio has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Silverio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silverio wins on points by 8 to 7.
Carlos Silverio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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