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CWC 350 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 40 wins and 37 losses; Able Archer! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 47 wins and 31 losses; Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Archer tries to sprawl but Fiso drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Archer (0) vs (2) Fiso
Archer won't allow Fiso to pass to mount.
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Archer keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiso in particular looking to stall.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Fiso sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Archer wants to control but Fiso is keeping busy.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch inform me that Fiso has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer trying to control the position.
Fiso is stalling in the full guard.
Fiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Archer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiso is one step ahead there.
Fiso 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.
Fiso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Archer trying to control from the bottom.
Fiso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fiso is looking to take a break and control but Archer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso stalling.
Fiso wants to work for an arm triangle but Archer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fiso controlling the pace.
Archer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Archer keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Archer wants to control but Fiso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fiso trying to control from half guard but Archer is working away.
Archer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fiso prevents Archer from improving his position.
Fiso wants to free his trapped foot but Archer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso trying to control from half guard but Archer is working away.
Fiso wants to pass to mount but Archer is defending the position.
Archer makes his way to full guard, as Fiso worked for a kimura.
Fiso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Archer's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fiso trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Archer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
Fiso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fiso postures up.
Archer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Archer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fiso stays in close to Archer's body and controls the position.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiso passes into half guard.
Fiso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to get back to full guard.
Fiso sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiso wants to pass to mount but Archer is defending the position.
Fiso is taking a breather. Archer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Archer is looking for a sweep. Fiso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiso controlling the pace.
Fiso prevents Archer from improving his position.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but Archer defending well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiso passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Archer! Score +3 for passing guard: Archer (0) vs (5) Fiso
Fiso controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Fiso 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.
Fiso is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fiso content just to control the position here.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Fiso might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Archer is trying to escape the mount.
Fiso wants to take Archer's back here but Archer is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Archer wants to hold on but Fiso pushes him away.
Archer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fiso trying to control but Archer is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiso controlling from the full mount.
Archer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fiso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Archer is staying active underneath Fiso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Archer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Archer is pressing down on Fiso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fiso content to stall in guard here.
Fiso trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Fiso looking to pass the guard.
Archer looking to control.
Fiso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Archer.
Archer controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
Fiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso wins on points by 5 to 0.
A very excited looking Malaki Fiso made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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