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TWGC 41 (170lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 5 losses; Senger Line! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Line is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Line fails with a takedown attempt.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Line pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Line. Line gets slowly back to his feet.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Line pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senger Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva forces Line back against the cage and clinches.
Line is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Line's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Line (0) vs (4) Silva
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Line knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Line keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Line's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Line tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Line has escaped the position, nice work there.
Line is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Line tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Line knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva trying to control the action but Line is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Line wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Line is trying is best to control the position here.
Line trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Line regains full guard. Nicely done.
Line keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Line is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Line trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Line (0) vs (7) Silva
Silva advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Line (0) vs (9) Silva
Line tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Line is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Line holds on for dear life, controlling Silva's posture momentarily.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Line is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Line is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Line defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Line is looking to get to half guard.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Line to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Line shrugs it off.
Line holds on to Silva around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Line is looking to get to half guard.
Line is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Line tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
Line keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Line tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Line frees his head quite easily.
Line gets back to half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Line is defending well.
Line is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Line knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva wants to control but Line is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Line wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Line defends the submission attempt.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva wants to control but Line is keeping him busy.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Line from improving his position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Line is working away.
Line is looking to improve his position.
Silva is taking a breather. Line 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.
Silva is thwarting Line's attempts to control the position.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Line is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Line is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Line is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva trying to control from Line's half guard. Line has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silva passes into half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Line is a slippery customer.
Line trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Line sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to control but Line is keeping him busy.
Line is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva wins on points by 9 to 0.
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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