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CACC 211 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 9 losses; Timmy Flowers! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Savitaipale clinches with his opponent.
Savitaipale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flowers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Savitaipale turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Savitaipale manages to end up in side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Flowers (0) vs (4) Savitaipale
Flowers tries to improve position but can't.
Flowers regains half guard there - taking advantage of Savitaipale's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Flowers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Savitaipale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flowers is keeping the position for now.
Savitaipale trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers wants to sweep but no luck.
Flowers pulls Savitaipale in to control the position.
Flowers wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers keeping full guard, as Savitaipale tries to pass.
Savitaipale slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Savitaipale 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.
Savitaipale tries to free his leg and advance position but Flowers is retaining full guard.
Savitaipale stays in close to Flowers's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flowers trying to keep a closed guard but Savitaipale is proving a slippery customer.
Savitaipale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Savitaipale's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Savitaipale is pushing down on Flowers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flowers is fighting to maintain full guard but Savitaipale has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flowers is looking for a sweep. Savitaipale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Savitaipale in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Savitaipale might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale prevents Flowers from improving his position.
Savitaipale trying to control from Flowers's half guard. Flowers has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Savitaipale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savitaipale postures up.
Savitaipale is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Savitaipale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savitaipale trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is looking to sweep but instead, Savitaipale has passed into half guard.
Savitaipale wants to pass the guard but Flowers is defending well.
Savitaipale content to control rather than advance.
Flowers is refusing to be controlled, as Savitaipale sits in half guard.
Savitaipale is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Flowers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savitaipale slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (0) vs (7) Savitaipale
Savitaipale trying to control the position but Flowers is working away.
Flowers is being controlled here.
Flowers is not content to let Savitaipale control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flowers prevents Savitaipale from moving into mount.
Savitaipale in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Flowers is looking to reverse the position.
Savitaipale tries to move into full mount but can't pass Flowers's legs.
Savitaipale tries to advance to mount but Flowers instead regains half guard.
Savitaipale is keen to just control but Flowers is a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale wants to pass to mount but Flowers is defending the position.
Savitaipale uses his free foot to push down on Flowers's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Flowers. Score +3 for passing guard: Flowers (0) vs (10) Savitaipale
Savitaipale looking to control but Flowers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flowers working to try and regain half guard.
Savitaipale is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Flowers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Flowers! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (2) vs (10) Savitaipale
Savitaipale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flowers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savitaipale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Flowers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Savitaipale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savitaipale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flowers is one step ahead there.
Savitaipale pulls Flowers in close to his closed guard and prevents Flowers from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Flowers puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Flowers wants to free his trapped foot but Savitaipale is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flowers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savitaipale keeps working.
Savitaipale actively working from the bottom here.
Flowers wants to free his trapped foot but Savitaipale is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Savitaipale gets full guard.
Savitaipale wants to sweep here but Flowers controlling him for the moment.
Flowers wants to control from the top but Savitaipale keeps moving.
Savitaipale wants to sweep but no luck.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale pulls Flowers in close to his closed guard and prevents Flowers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Savitaipale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flowers manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Flowers (2) vs (12) Savitaipale
Savitaipale looking to pass the guard.
Savitaipale's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Savitaipale from controlling successfully.
Flowers is controlling Savitaipale's posture.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flowers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flowers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Savitaipale wants to control from the top but Flowers keeps moving.
Savitaipale stays in close to Flowers's body and controls the position.
Savitaipale tries to free his leg and advance position but Flowers is retaining full guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Flowers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Savitaipale preventing the sweep.
Savitaipale looking to pass the guard.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Flowers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Savitaipale trying to control but Flowers is working from the bottom.
Savitaipale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Savitaipale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flowers is keeping the position for now.
Flowers has control of Savitaipale's left arm, preventing Savitaipale from doing any damage.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Savitaipale from controlling successfully.
Savitaipale is stalling in the full guard.
Savitaipale looking to pass the guard.
Savitaipale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Savitaipale wins on points by 12 to 2.
Our winner, Atte Savitaipale, 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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