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CWC 281 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Jorge Dos Santos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 8 losses; Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Dos Santos rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pulls guard.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Dos Santos (0) vs (2) Silva
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Dos Santos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Dos Santos (0) vs (5) Silva
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos's coaches at Roosters Coop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dos Santos can't escape the position.
Silva content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva prevents Dos Santos from getting the reversal.
Dos Santos stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dos Santos is holding on tight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is continuing to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dos Santos seems keen to control Silva's posture.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Dos Santos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva postures up.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Well,Dos Santos is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Silva 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.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dos Santos wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva wins on points by 5 to 0. |
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