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CFC CG 35 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Barkeep Quark! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Bernardo Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Quark darts in and clinches Belmiro up against the cage.
Quark tightens his grip and picks Belmiro up, before dumping him to the ground. Belmiro manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Quark (2) vs (0) Belmiro
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quark wants to control from the top but Belmiro keeps moving.
Quark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Belmiro pulls Quark in close to his closed guard and prevents Quark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Quark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belmiro is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quark controls the pace.
Belmiro keeping full guard, as Quark tries to pass.
Belmiro wants to sweep here but Quark controlling him for the moment.
Belmiro is trying to control the position but Quark postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro working for a triangle but Quark defends it easily.
Belmiro keeping moving, preventing Quark from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quark stopping the sweep attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quark controls the pace.
Belmiro pulls Quark in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quark slips nicely into half guard.
Belmiro trying to hold on to Quark's head to control him but Quark postures up.
Belmiro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Quark prevents Belmiro from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quark not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Quark'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.
Belmiro is looking for a sweep. Quark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belmiro is controlling Quark's trapped leg to prevent Quark from advancing to side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro looking for submissions off his back.
Quark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belmiro is trying to maintain the position but Quark is very close to passing his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quark has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Quark (5) vs (0) Belmiro
Belmiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro wants to hold on but Quark pushes him away.
Quark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belmiro can't escape the position.
Quark looking to secure an arm triangle but Belmiro defends it well.
Quark tries to control but Belmiro wriggling away.
Belmiro working to try and regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro tries to hold on but Quark postures up.
Quark looking to control but Belmiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quark can't control as he wanted to and Belmiro manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Quark content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Quark wants to pass the guard but Belmiro is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Quark in particular looking to stall.
Belmiro trying to control from the bottom.
Belmiro is doing well to control the position and prevent Quark from advancing to side control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Quark is thwarting Belmiro's attempts to control the position.
Belmiro is refusing to be controlled, as Quark sits in half guard.
Belmiro tries to get to full guard but Quark has control of the leg.
Quark controlling the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belmiro is looking to control Quark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belmiro avoid being mounted?
Belmiro tries to roll over but Quark keeps him under control.
Quark is looking to take a break and control but Belmiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quark takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Quark is keen to just control but Belmiro is a slippery customer.
Belmiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quark is looking to advance position but Belmiro won't allow it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Quark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Belmiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belmiro.
Belmiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quark is looking to advance position but Belmiro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Quark (5) vs (4) Belmiro
Belmiro trying to control but Quark is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quark takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
An out of breath Barkeep Quark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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