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CWC 258 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 7 losses; Pavel Savkov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Read looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Savkov is fending him off so far but Read persists. Nope, Savkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Read fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Savkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Read manages to circle out of the way.
Read shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Savkov napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Savkov (0) vs (4) Read
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savkov is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Savkov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Savkov sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Read 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.
Read tries to pass to full mount but Savkov defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
Read stalling.
Savkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Read has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Savkov (0) vs (7) Read
Read controlling the position easily from mount.
Savkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read avoids the attempt from Savkov to control.
Savkov is squirming around, avoiding Read's attempts to control the action.
Savkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Read looking to control but Savkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Savkov gets back to half guard.
Savkov is looking for a sweep. Read is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here.
Read prevents Savkov from improving his position.
Read content to control rather than advance.
Savkov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Read 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.
Savkov actively working from the bottom here.
Savkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Savkov wants to control but Read is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savkov wants to control but Read is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savkov tries to get to full guard but Read has control of the leg.
Savkov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Read tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savkov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Read is still trying to improve position.
Read controlling the pace.
Savkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Savkov wants to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here.
Savkov actively working from the bottom here.
Savkov actively working from the bottom here.
Savkov wants to get back to full guard.
Savkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Savkov gets back to full guard.
Read stopping the sweep attempt from Savkov.
Savkov is looking for a triangle here but Read uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Savkov (0) vs (10) Read
Read controls the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Savkov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Savkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Savkov is looking to reverse the position.
Read controlling the position from side mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Savkov tries to buck Read off but Read is having none of it.
Read laying and praying for a moment but Savkov takes advantage and regains half guard.
Savkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Savkov is trying to control but Read passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Savkov (0) vs (13) Read
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Savkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Savkov is trying to control Read's posture but Read avoids it.
Savkov is looking to reverse the position.
Savkov is trying to control Read's posture but Read avoids it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Savkov is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Read stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Read wins on points by 13 to 0.
An out of breath Marc Read thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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