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CWC 285 MTL 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 6 losses; Rich Silva Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 14 losses; Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Torres rushes Silva Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torres is looking for a takedown.
Silva Jr is pressed up against the cage. Torres has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva Jr down to the mat. Silva Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torres is looking to clinch but Silva Jr is avoiding it.
Ricco Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres clinches.
Silva Jr stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
Rich Silva Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricco Torres.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva Jr prevents it.
Silva Jr wants the takedown. Torres is fighting it off but Silva Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Torres's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva Jr (2) vs (0) Torres
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Silva Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Torres has control of Silva Jr's left arm, preventing Silva Jr from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Catch Wrestling L.A. inform us that Torres has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Silva Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to keep Silva Jr in close.
Silva Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is trying to keep Silva Jr in close.
Silva Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Torres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is looking to advance position but Torres won't allow it.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Silva Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva Jr controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torres has his hands clasped together around Silva Jr's back. He's all about the action.
Silva Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Torres tries to roll over but Silva Jr keeps him under control.
Silva Jr tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr controlling the action here.
Torres wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva Jr is controlling the pace.
Torres wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Torres is controlling Silva Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Torres is controlling Silva Jr's trapped leg to prevent Silva Jr from advancing to side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Silva Jr has control of the leg.
Silva Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Torres trying to control but Silva Jr postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to pass the guard but Torres is defending well.
Silva Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torres wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Torres for as long as he can get away with.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Silva Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva Jr (5) vs (0) Torres
Silva Jr trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
Silva Jr controlling from mount.
Further stalling from Silva Jr.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
Silva Jr controlling the pace for now.
Silva Jr wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
Silva Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Torres tries to hold on but Silva Jr pushes him away.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Jr takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
Rich Silva Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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