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TWGC 33 (265lbs, D3): New York Qualifier - Round 2 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 1 wins and 0 losses; Duck Dodgers! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Edson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Dodgers closes the distance and clinches.
Dodgers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Dodgers has him pressed against the cage.
Duck Dodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Dodgers stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dodgers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dodgers successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dodgers is keeping the position for now.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dodgers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dodgers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dodgers! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Dodgers (4) vs (0) Silva
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to bench press Dodgers off him but Dodgers keeps the position.
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.
Dodgers content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is trying to control Dodgers's posture but Dodgers avoids it.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Dodgers keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Dodgers takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Silva is trying to control Dodgers's posture but Dodgers avoids it.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Dodgers working away.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Dodgers dominates the positioning.
Dodgers continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to control Dodgers's posture but Dodgers avoids it.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers controls the position.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Dodgers taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dodgers moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Dodgers controls the position from side control.
Dodgers working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dodgers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is trying to control Dodgers's posture but Dodgers avoids it.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Dodgers working away.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dodgers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dodgers happy to just control the position for now.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Dodgers keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Dodgers is controlling the position.
Silva stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Silva tries to bench press Dodgers off him but Dodgers keeps the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers controlling the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Dodgers controlling from side mount.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dodgers working away.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Dodgers is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva trying to remain calm as Dodgers controls from the top position.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dodgers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dodgers working away.
Silva tries to bench press Dodgers off him but Dodgers keeps the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers controlling the position from side mount.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Dodgers escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Dodgers! Score +3 for passing guard: Dodgers (7) vs (0) Silva
Dodgers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to remain calm as Dodgers controls from the top position.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers happy to just control the position for now.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dodgers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dodgers controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dodgers takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
Our winner, Duck Dodgers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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