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CWC 295 Pavlov vs Sakaraba 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 18 wins and 10 losses; Rich Silva Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 17 losses; Leandro Lo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Silva Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lo to the ground. Silva Jr is now in Lo's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva Jr (2) vs (0) Lo
Lo is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
Silva Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lo working a defensive guard here.
Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at The Jungle Room inform us that Lo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo keeping moving, preventing Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
Lo is trying to control the position but Silva Jr postures up.
Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo looking to control but Silva Jr passes into half guard.
Lo is controlling Silva Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lo has his hands clasped together around Silva Jr's back. He's all about the action.
Silva Jr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lo gets full guard.
Silva Jr 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lo trying to keep a closed guard but Silva Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Lo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva Jr controlling from the top position.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr won't allow Lo to sweep him here.
Silva Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lo controls Silva Jr momentarily but Silva Jr frees himself.
Silva Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Lo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva Jr trying to control but Lo is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Lo is retaining full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva Jr (2) vs (2) Lo
Lo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr pulls Lo in close to his closed guard and prevents Lo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lo is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Lo postures up.
Lo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lo pushes down on Silva Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva Jr tries to roll over but Lo keeps him under control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to sweep here but Lo controlling him for the moment.
Lo passes into half guard.
Silva Jr is pressing down on Lo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva Jr controlling Lo's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Silva Jr gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Silva Jr takes the fight on points by 3 to 2.
During a confident post fight interview, Rich Silva Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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