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CACC 138: Silva vs Ward PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Seppo Sepi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sepi has his takedown stuffed
and Shifter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sepi (0) vs (2) Shifter
Shifter wants to control from the top but Sepi keeps moving.
Sepi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shifter has passed into half guard!
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.
Shifter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sepi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepi trying to hold on to Shifter's head to control him but Shifter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter trying to control the action but Sepi is working from the bottom.
Shifter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shifter is trying to control. Sepi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shifter trying to control the action but Sepi is working from the bottom.
Shifter stalling.
Sepi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sepi trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is refusing to be controlled, as Shifter sits in half guard.
Shifter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sepi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Average Joe’s Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sepi is not content to let Shifter control the position.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Sepi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepi wants to control but Shifter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shifter tries to pass to full mount but Sepi defends it.
Sepi wants to control but Shifter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shifter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sepi wants to improve his position but Shifter is controlling well.
Shifter trying to control the action but Sepi is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shifter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sepi is staying active underneath Shifter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shifter content to control rather than advance.
Sepi is trying to control but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shifter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sepi actively working from the bottom here.
Sepi is trying to control but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Shifter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Shifter 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is looking to improve his position.
Shifter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shifter is looking to advance position but Sepi won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is trying to control the action in half guard but Sepi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sepi wants to get back to full guard.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Sepi is defending well.
Sepi is looking for a sweep. Shifter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shifter is looking to advance position but Sepi won't allow it.
Sepi tries to get to full guard but Shifter has control of the leg.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sepi trying to control from the bottom.
Sepi wants to get back to full guard.
Sepi trying to control here.
Shifter trying to control the pace.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Sepi is doing well to control the position and prevent Shifter from advancing to side control.
Shifter content to control rather than advance.
Shifter is trying to control. Sepi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sepi looking for submissions off his back.
Sepi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sepi keeping moving, preventing Shifter from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Shifter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shifter trying to control but Sepi is working from the bottom.
Sepi keeping full guard, as Shifter tries to pass.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Shifter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sepi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sepi, not yet.
Sepi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shifter controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter wants to control from the top but Sepi keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shifter wins on points by 2 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Andy Shifter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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