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CACC 201: Brown vs Anatta II 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Valentin Saric! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Eduardo Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Saric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saric pulls guard effortlessly.
Saric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cunha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cunha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saric looking to control.
Cunha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saric has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Saric.
Saric has his hands on Cunha's head, controlling the position.
Saric looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Saric 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.
Cunha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Saric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saric will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cunha won't allow Saric to sweep him here.
Saric working a defensive guard here.
Saric looking for a sweep. Not yet Saric, not yet.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Saric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric pulls Cunha in close to prevent any damage.
Cunha tries to free his leg and advance position but Saric is retaining full guard.
Cunha is stalling in the full guard.
Saric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cunha wants to pass the guard but Saric is keeping the position.
Saric controlling Cunha's posture.
Saric trying to keep a closed guard but Cunha is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha tries to free his leg and advance position but Saric is retaining full guard.
Saric lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (2) vs (0) Cunha
Cunha keeping moving, preventing Saric from controlling successfully.
Saric is fighting to break Cunha's control of his arms but Cunha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Saric wants to control from the top but Cunha keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cunha is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (2) vs (2) Cunha
Cunha postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saric trying to control the position here.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Saric keeps moving.
Saric is adopting a defensive guard.
Cunha looking to pass the guard.
Saric controlling the position.
Cunha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saric keeping moving, preventing Cunha from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is fighting to break Saric's control of his arms but Saric is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cunha tries to free his leg and advance position but Saric is retaining full guard.
Saric controls Cunha momentarily but Cunha frees himself.
Saric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cunha postures up.
Saric keeping moving, preventing Cunha from controlling successfully.
Cunha wants to pass the guard but Saric is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saric trying to keep a closed guard but Cunha is proving a slippery customer.
Saric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cunha's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (4) vs (2) Cunha
Saric preventing the sweep.
Saric trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saric slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (7) vs (2) Cunha
Saric advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Saric (9) vs (2) Cunha
Saric seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cunha is holding on tight.
Saric prevents Cunha from getting the reversal.
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.
Saric trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saric fails to advance to Cunha's back.
Cunha is desperately trying to improve his position but Saric has a good base and remains in mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saric wants to control the pace but Cunha is squirming around nicely.
Saric fails to take his opponent's back.
Saric looking to control but Cunha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saric content just to control the position here.
Cunha tries to reverse the position but Saric maintains control.
Cunha tries to hold on but Saric postures up.
Saric looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cunha 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.
Saric is thwarting Cunha's attempts to control the position.
Saric seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saric looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saric 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.
Saric is working for a submission of some sort.
Saric seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cunha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saric passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cunha! Score +3 for passing guard: Saric (12) vs (2) Cunha
Saric looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cunha is squirming around, avoiding Saric's attempts to control the action.
Saric moves to the back. Score +3 for taking back: Saric (15) vs (2) Cunha
Saric controls the action.
Cunha wants to escape the position.
Saric not allowing Cunha to control his hands.
Cunha is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cunha tries to escape the position.
Cunha is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Saric off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Cunha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Saric controls the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cunha is in bad spot here.
Saric is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cunha has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cunha rolls, trying to escape but Saric keeps control of the position.
Saric tries to get the hooks in deep but Cunha pushed the leg off.
Saric has the hooks in. Cunha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Saric is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cunha is defending well though. Saric let's go of the attempt for now.
Saric is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Will Saric go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cunha wants to control his opponent's hands but Saric gets his hands free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Saric working for the choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Saric controlling the positon.
Saric tries to get the hooks in deep but Cunha pushed the leg off.
Cunha is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Saric gets his hands free as Cunha looks to control.
Saric tries to keep control of the position but Cunha is staying busy.
Cunha tries to break free.
Cunha looking very determined here, making life difficult for Saric.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Saric gets his hands free as Cunha looks to control.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saric's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Saric is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cunha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cunha turns into Saric and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (15) vs (4) Cunha
Saric is trying to control the position but Cunha postures up.
Cunha trying to control but Saric is working from the bottom.
Saric trying to control the position.
Saric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cunha is one step ahead there.
Cunha sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Saric managing to control the position.
Saric looking to control.
Saric wants to sweep here but Cunha controlling him for the moment.
Saric is working hard here to advance position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Saric keeps moving.
Saric pulls Cunha in close to his closed guard and prevents Cunha from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saric is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saric (17) vs (4) Cunha
Saric trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cunha looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saric tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunha is retaining full guard.
Cunha keeping moving, preventing Saric from controlling successfully.
Cunha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saric is one step ahead there.
Cunha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saric takes the fight on points by 17 to 4. |
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