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CWC 231 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Sambulo Yeboah! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Malverde rushes Yeboah and presses him up against the cage.
Yeboah tightens his grip and picks Malverde up, before dumping him to the ground. Malverde manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Yeboah (2) vs (0) Malverde
Yeboah trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malverde manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (2) vs (2) Malverde
Malverde won't allow Yeboah to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Malverde escapes and throws Yeboah's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (2) vs (5) Malverde
Yeboah is trying to control Malverde's posture but Malverde avoids it.
Malverde controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Yeboah struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying to improve his position.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Yeboah 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.
Yeboah wants to control but Malverde postures up.
Yeboah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde controls the position.
Yeboah tries to bench press Malverde off him but Malverde keeps the position.
Malverde controls the position from side control.
Yeboah is trying to improve his position.
Yeboah sneaks back into half guard.
Malverde prevents Yeboah from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malverde's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malverde's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Yeboah (6) vs (5) Malverde
Malverde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malverde is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yeboah gets his way!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Yeboah's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Yeboah is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Malverde knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Malverde for a finish.
Malverde prevents Yeboah from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah looking to break Malverde's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Malverde remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yeboah will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Malverde fending off the submission attempt from Yeboah.
Yeboah trying to control momentarily.
Malverde trying to control the hands but Yeboah won't let him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Malverde wants to escape the position.
Malverde is still trying to improve position.
Yeboah working for a choke but Malverde is defending well.
Yeboah patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Will Yeboah go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Yeboah biding his time, controlling Malverde.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Yeboah's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Yeboah has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Malverde has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malverde is having to fend off submission attempts from Yeboah, who is looking to sink in the choke. Yeboah doesn't have the hooks in though and Malverde manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Yeboah (6) vs (7) Malverde
Malverde's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeboah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yeboah working for submissions but it's allowed Malverde to get to half guard.
Malverde not doing much here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to improve his position but Malverde is controlling well.
Malverde trying to control the pace.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah controlling the position for now.
Yeboah wants to control but Malverde is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yeboah won't allow Malverde to pass to mount.
Yeboah controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yeboah wants to get back to full guard.
Yeboah wants to get back to full guard but Malverde has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Yeboah (6) vs (10) Malverde
Malverde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yeboah tries to hold on but Malverde pushes him away.
Malverde controlling from the full mount.
Yeboah is trying desperately to improve position.
Yeboah wants to control but Malverde is having none of it.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is looking to get to half guard.
Malverde controlling his opponent.
Yeboah tries to improve his position but instead Malverde has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Yeboah (6) vs (13) Malverde
Malverde gets his hands free as Yeboah looks to control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to break free.
Yeboah is breathing heavily.
Yeboah is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Malverde.
Yeboah trying to control the hands but Malverde breaks the grip.
Malverde controlling the position well here. Yeboah rolled but Malverde kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Malverde is continuing to stall.
Yeboah looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Malverde has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Yeboah's body.
Yeboah wants to escape the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Malverde biding his time, controlling Yeboah.
Yeboah rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Malverde slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yeboah tries to get to full guard but Malverde has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malverde wins on points by 13 to 6. |
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