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CWC 332 - Silva Jr vs El Toro PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 13 losses; Ace Rob! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 9 losses; Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Jafar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rob has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jafar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rob has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jafar uses from the top position.
Jafar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rob is keeping the position for now.
Rob wants to sweep here but Jafar controlling him for the moment.
Rob seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jafar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rob wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jafar advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob wants to improve his position but Jafar is controlling well.
Jafar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jafar is pressing down on Rob's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rob is holding on for now.
Rob has his hands clasped together around Jafar's back. He's all about the action.
Jafar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rob is looking to improve his position.
Rob is pressing down on Jafar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar stands and throws Rob's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (0) vs (3) Jafar
Jafar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rob keeps working.
Rob is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jafar taking a breather here.
Jafar trying to control the action but Rob is working from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Rob is right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob can't do much from the bottom here.
Rob is letting Jafar control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rob tries to bench press Jafar off him but Jafar keeps the position.
Rob wants to control but Jafar postures up.
Rob controls the position for a moment.
Rob is looking to regain half guard here but Jafar keeps moving and retains side control.
Jafar tries to advance to mount but Rob denies him.
Rob can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Rob is trying to improve his position.
Rob trying to remain calm as Jafar controls from the top position.
Jafar trying to control the position but Rob is working away.
Rob looking for a sweep but Jafar has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Rob (0) vs (5) Jafar
Rob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jafar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jafar avoids the attempt from Rob to control.
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.
Jafar wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Rob can't escape the position.
Jafar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rob tries to hold on but Jafar pushes him away.
Rob is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jafar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jafar controlling the pace for now.
Jafar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jafar controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Jafar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jafar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jafar content just to control the position here.
Rob regains half guard.
Rob tries to get to full guard but Jafar has control of the leg.
Jafar content to control rather than advance.
Jafar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rob knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jafar seems content to control.
Rob manages to get to full guard.
Jafar wants to control from the top but Rob keeps moving.
Rob keeping full guard, as Jafar tries to pass.
Jafar wants to control from the top but Rob keeps moving.
Rob is pulling down on Jafar's head to control his posture.
Jafar tries to free his leg and advance position but Rob is retaining full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jafar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rob looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jafar trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.
Jafar controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rob is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rob (2) vs (5) Jafar
Rob tries to free his leg and advance position but Jafar is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rob passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (5) vs (5) Jafar
Jafar tries to improve position but can't.
Jafar is not content to let Rob control the position.
Rob controls the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rob wants to control but Jafar is keeping him busy.
Jafar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rob is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rob trying to control the position but Jafar is working away.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rob's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rob perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jafar is not content to let Rob control the position.
Rob content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rob trying to control from half guard but Jafar is working away.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rob is looking to advance position but Jafar won't allow it.
Rob trying to control from half guard but Jafar is working away.
Jafar is trying is best to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Rob is looking to advance position but Jafar won't allow it.
Jafar has his hands clasped together around Rob's back. He's all about the action.
Rob seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Rob trying to pass the guard but Jafar defending well.
Jafar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rob wants to pass the guard but Jafar is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rob controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Rob is heads and Jafar is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Rob takes the fight on points by 6 to 5.
Nuri Jafar was interviewed post fight and said 'He did not follow the script'. |
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