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CWC 288 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 7 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 9 losses; Marcinho Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Halli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Sitsongrit tries to counter it with a takedown but Halli pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sitsongrit lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Halli (0) vs (2) Sitsongrit
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.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halli wants to sweep here but Sitsongrit controlling him for the moment.
Halli is controlling Sitsongrit's posture.
Halli keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Halli trying to control the position.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Halli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Halli is trying to control the position but Sitsongrit postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Halli is working from the bottom.
Halli seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halli is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stopping the sweep attempt from Halli.
Halli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sitsongrit advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (0) vs (5) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halli keeps working.
Sitsongrit takes a little break here. Halli wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Halli is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit takes a little break here. Halli wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to take a break and control but Halli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sitsongrit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Halli haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sitsongrit advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Halli (0) vs (7) Sitsongrit
Sitsongrit controlling the position easily from mount.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Halli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controlling from mount.
Halli is looking to get to half guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control the pace but Halli is squirming around nicely.
Sitsongrit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit controlling the position easily from mount.
Sitsongrit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sitsongrit controlling from mount.
Halli is squirming around, avoiding Sitsongrit's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit content just to control the position here.
Halli is squirming around, avoiding Sitsongrit's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit controlling from mount.
Sitsongrit wants to control the pace but Halli is squirming around nicely.
Sitsongrit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Halli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Halli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sitsongrit controlling the pace for now.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to control but Halli wriggling away.
Sitsongrit avoids the attempt from Halli to control.
Halli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sitsongrit looking to control but Halli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sitsongrit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsongrit can't control as he wanted to and Halli manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sitsongrit seems content to control.
Halli wants to get back to full guard.
Halli is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Sitsongrit seems to be working for a kimura but Halli defends the submission attempt.
Sitsongrit trying to control from half guard but Halli is working away.
Sitsongrit wants to work for an arm triangle but Halli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Halli is staying active underneath Sitsongrit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halli is trying to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control the pace.
Sitsongrit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stalling away here and it's allowed Halli to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sitsongrit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Halli keeps moving.
Sitsongrit stays in close to Halli's body and controls the position.
Sitsongrit preventing the sweep.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Halli is retaining full guard.
Sitsongrit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wants to pass the guard but Halli is keeping the position.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sitsongrit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sitsongrit wins on points by 7 to 0.
After the fight, Marcinho Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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