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CWC 258 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 9 wins and 12 losses; Leandro Lo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 2 losses; Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
El Toro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Lo (0) vs (2) El Toro
Lo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lo is doing well to control the position and prevent El Toro from advancing to side control.
Well, if El Toro 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Lo is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if El Toro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Lo is defending well.
El Toro is trying to control. Lo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lo tries to get to full guard but El Toro has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with El Toro in particular looking to stall.
El Toro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
El Toro keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if El Toro 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.
It looks like El Toro 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 five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro passes into side control, despite Lo's attempt to control the position.
Score +3 for passing guard: Lo (0) vs (5) El Toro
El Toro wants to take a breather but Lo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for El Toro.
Lo is pulling down on El Toro's head. It's preventing any offense from El Toro, at least for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El Toro preventing the sweep.
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.
Lo keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
El Toro is fighting to break Lo's control of his arms but Lo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lo wants to sweep here but El Toro controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
Lo trying to control the position.
Lo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Lo is keeping the position.
El Toro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lo keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro pushes down on Lo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
El Toro is looking to advance position but Lo won't allow it.
El Toro content to control rather than advance.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is continuing to stall.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lo keeps working.
El Toro content to control rather than advance.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Lo is keeping the position.
El Toro is still trying to improve position.
El Toro 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Lo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
El Toro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lo is controlling El Toro's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Lo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but El Toro puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
El Toro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
El Toro is pressing down on Lo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lo is holding on for now.
Lo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro wants to pass to mount but Lo is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Toro wins on points by 5 to 0.
A relieved looking Galtero El Toro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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