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CWC 327- Silva Jr vs Zulu 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 36 wins and 22 losses; Rich Silva Jr! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 12 losses; Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Zulu rushes Silva Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Silva Jr gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva Jr (2) vs (0) Zulu
Silva Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu is pulling down on Silva Jr's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr pushes down on Zulu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zulu keeping control of the position.
Zulu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu trying to control the position here.
Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
Silva Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Zulu 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) Zulu
Zulu stopping the sweep attempt from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zulu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva Jr is looking to control Zulu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva Jr avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu controlling the action here.
Silva Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Silva Jr is trying to maintain the position but Zulu is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva Jr is looking for a sweep. Zulu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Zulu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zulu wants to free his trapped foot but Silva Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva Jr keeping control of the position.
Zulu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Zulu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva Jr! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva Jr (2) vs (5) Zulu
Zulu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva Jr is looking to escape.
Zulu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to hold on but Zulu pushes him away.
Zulu wants to control the pace but Silva Jr is squirming around nicely.
Silva Jr reaches up to try and control the position but Zulu seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Silva Jr rolls and tries to escape and now Zulu has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Silva Jr (2) vs (8) Zulu
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silva Jr tries to escape but Zulu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zulu slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Silva Jr is trying to break free.
Silva Jr tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva Jr wants to control but Zulu is having none of it.
Zulu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zulu controlling the pace for now.
Silva Jr tries to control Zulu's body but Zulu pushes him off. Silva Jr squirms to his side and now Zulu has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Silva Jr (2) vs (11) Zulu
Silva Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Silva Jr is in bad spot here.
Zulu has good solid back control here.
Zulu tries to get the hooks in deep but Silva Jr pushed the leg off.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Zulu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Zulu tries to get the hooks in deep but Silva Jr pushed the leg off.
Silva Jr is trying to break free.
What can Silva Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to control the position.
Silva Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
I really don't envy Silva Jr right now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Zulu.
Silva Jr tries to break free.
Zulu has good solid back control here.
Silva Jr tries to escape but Zulu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zulu's guard. Nice work there by Silva Jr.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva Jr (4) vs (11) Zulu
Silva Jr trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zulu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva Jr (4) vs (13) Zulu
And that's the end of the fight!
Zulu wins on points by 13 to 4.
Shaka Zulu is the new heavyweight champion!
Shaka Zulu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rich Silva Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Me hungry!'. |
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