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CACC 51 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kyle Seehaver (ranked 2279 p4p, 252 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 3196 p4p, 330 weight class). Crespo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghost ''Im A King. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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 3 wins and 4 losses; Kyle Seehaver! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 7 losses; Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Crespo gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Seehaver (0) vs (4) Crespo
Seehaver manages to get back to half guard.
Crespo is working for an americana but Seehaver has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Crespo was thinking about the submission.
Seehaver wants to sweep but no luck.
Seehaver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (2) vs (4) Crespo
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Crespo wants to sweep here but Seehaver controlling him for the moment.
Seehaver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Crespo has his foot on Seehaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seehaver works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crespo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seehaver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crespo trying to keep a closed guard but Seehaver is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seehaver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Seehaver is really struggling to control Crespo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo is looking for a triangle but Seehaver pushes his legs off easily.
Seehaver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crespo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seehaver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crespo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crespo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seehaver manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (2) vs (6) Crespo
Crespo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seehaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crespo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seehaver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crespo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (4) vs (6) Crespo
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Crespo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Seehaver is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crespo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Seehaver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Seehaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Crespo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seehaver postures up.
Seehaver stopping the sweep attempt from Crespo.
Crespo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seehaver wants to control from the top but Crespo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crespo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seehaver's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (4) vs (8) Crespo
Seehaver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crespo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (6) vs (8) Crespo
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Crespo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seehaver is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Crespo is adopting a defensive guard.
Crespo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (6) vs (10) Crespo
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crespo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crespo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seehaver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crespo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seehaver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crespo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Seehaver (6) vs (13) Crespo
Crespo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crespo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Seehaver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seehaver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crespo won't allow Seehaver to sweep him here.
Seehaver is working hard here to advance position.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crespo slips nicely into half guard.
Crespo is looking for a kimura here.
Seehaver is looking to improve his position.
Crespo is looking for a kimura but Seehaver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crespo to get the leverage.
Crespo tries to pass to full mount but Seehaver defends it.
Crespo seems to be working for a kimura but Seehaver defends the submission attempt.
Crespo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Seehaver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Seehaver.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crespo stopping the sweep attempt from Seehaver.
Seehaver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (8) vs (13) Crespo
Seehaver seems to be working for a kimura but Crespo defends the submission attempt.
Seehaver seems to be working for a kimura but Crespo defends the submission attempt.
Crespo is looking for a sweep. Seehaver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seehaver is looking to advance position but Crespo won't allow it.
Seehaver is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crespo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seehaver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crespo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crespo won't allow Seehaver to pass to mount.
Crespo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is refusing to be controlled, as Seehaver sits in half guard.
Seehaver frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Seehaver (11) vs (13) Crespo
Crespo stops Seehaver from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Seehaver looking for a guillotine from mount but Crespo is having none of it.
Crespo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seehaver prevents Crespo from getting the reversal.
Crespo wants to hold on but Seehaver pushes him away.
Crespo has given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Seehaver (14) vs (13) Crespo
Seehaver has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Crespo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Crespo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Crespo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Seehaver working for the choke.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crespo wants to control his opponent's hands but Seehaver gets his hands free.
Seehaver keeps control of the position as Crespo tries to break free.
Seehaver is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Crespo is defending well though. Seehaver let's go of the attempt for now.
Seehaver looking for the RNC.
Crespo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Seehaver off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Crespo is trying to break free.
Seehaver is trying to stick to Crespo's back but Crespo is turning into Seehaver. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seehaver's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Crespo. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (14) vs (15) Crespo
Seehaver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crespo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seehaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seehaver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crespo won't allow Seehaver to sweep him here.
Seehaver looking for a guillotine here but Crespo defends easily.
Crespo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crespo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crespo wants to work for an arm triangle but Seehaver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crespo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Seehaver is defending against the submission attempts here by Crespo.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Seehaver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seehaver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crespo preventing the sweep.
Seehaver looking to control.
Seehaver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crespo is one step ahead there.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to free his leg and advance position but Seehaver is retaining full guard.
Crespo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Seehaver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crespo defends well.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
Crespo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Seehaver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crespo drops back looking for a leg! Seehaver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seehaver manages to kick Crespo off! Crespo jumps back into Seehaver's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seehaver is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (16) vs (15) Crespo
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Crespo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seehaver is aware though and is defending well.
Crespo has his foot on Seehaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seehaver works his way back into a safe position though.
Crespo looks winded!
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Seehaver from controlling successfully.
Crespo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crespo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seehaver wants to control from the top but Crespo keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Seehaver from controlling successfully.
Crespo has his foot on Seehaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seehaver works his way back into a safe position though.
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Seehaver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crespo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seehaver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seehaver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crespo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seehaver has managed to get both his arms back between Crespo's legs - danger averted.
Crespo keeping moving, preventing Seehaver from controlling successfully.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Seehaver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crespo looking to control.
Seehaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Crespo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seehaver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crespo has his foot on Seehaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seehaver works his way back into a safe position though.
Seehaver trying to control but Crespo is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seehaver drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crespo dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (16) vs (17) Crespo
Seehaver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Seehaver (18) vs (17) Crespo
And that's the end of the fight!
Seehaver takes the fight on points by 18 to 17. |
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