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CFC CG 714 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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Elim Garak! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 11 losses; Anderson Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garak gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Garak (2) vs (0) Da Silva
Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Garak has control of the leg.
Da Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Garak advancing to mount.
Garak is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Garak has control of the leg.
Garak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've been hearing that Garak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Da Silva tries to get to full guard but Garak has control of the leg.
Da Silva is still trying to improve position.
Garak is keen to just control but Da Silva is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (5) vs (0) Da Silva
Da Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Garak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garak looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to lock up and control but Garak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garak tries to control but Da Silva wriggling away.
Garak controlling his opponent.
Garak prevents Da Silva from getting the reversal.
Garak trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to lock up and control but Garak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Da Silva is looking to improve his position but Garak isn't that keen on the idea.
Da Silva reaches up to try and control the position but Garak seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Da Silva rolls and tries to escape and now Garak has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Garak (8) vs (0) Da Silva
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Garak wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy.
Garak is trying to stick to Da Silva's back but Da Silva is turning into Garak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Da Silva. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Garak (8) vs (2) Da Silva
Garak controlling Da Silva's posture.
Garak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garak trying to keep a closed guard but Da Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Garak is controlling Da Silva's posture.
Da Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is pushing down on Garak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garak is fighting to maintain full guard but Da Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Da Silva seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garak keeping control of the position.
Da Silva content to control rather than advance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garak is looking to control Da Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garak avoid being mounted?
Garak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garak wants to get back to full guard but Da Silva has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (8) vs (5) Da Silva
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva taking a break here but Garak is having none of it and regains half guard.
Da Silva is looking to advance position but Garak won't allow it.
Garak is in trouble now - Da Silva has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Garak (8) vs (8) Da Silva
Garak tries to lock up and control but Da Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Garak is trying to escape the mount.
Da Silva controlling from the full mount.
Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garak is looking to escape.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Garak sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Da Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Da Silva 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.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Garak keeping control of the position.
Da Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Da Silva wants to pass the guard but Garak is defending well.
Da Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Garak trying to hold on to Da Silva's head to control him but Da Silva postures up.
Da Silva is controlling the pace.
Garak is looking for a sweep. Da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Da Silva in particular looking to stall.
Garak controlling the position for now.
Still in half guard, Da Silva seems content to control.
Garak wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Garak won't allow Da Silva to pass to mount.
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! Garak is heads and Da Silva is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Garak takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
Elim Garak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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