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CACC 60 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 954 p4p, 115 weight class) and Raymond Donde (ranked 728 p4p, 86 weight class). Salvatore comes to the ring accompanied by Reich mir die Hand. Raymond Donde told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 11 losses; Enzo Salvatore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Raymond Donde!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Salvatore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salvatore has hold of one of Donde's legs. Donde is fighting the takedown attempt but Salvatore gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Salvatore (2) vs (0) Donde
Salvatore trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Navy Street MMA inform us that Donde has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Salvatore wants to pass the guard but Donde is keeping the position.
Salvatore wants to control from the top but Donde keeps moving.
Salvatore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Donde working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to pass the guard but Donde is keeping the position.
Donde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salvatore looking to pass the guard.
Donde controls Salvatore momentarily but Salvatore frees himself.
Salvatore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donde keeping moving, preventing Salvatore from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is looking to pass into half guard but Donde pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Donde is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Salvatore (2) vs (2) Donde
Donde trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Donde sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salvatore's guard.
Salvatore gets full guard.
Salvatore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is working hard here to advance position.
Salvatore has his hands on Donde's head, controlling the position.
Donde wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
Donde stopping the sweep attempt from Salvatore.
Donde trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Salvatore looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donde trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvatore looking for a sweep. Not yet Salvatore, not yet.
Donde trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salvatore is keeping the position for now.
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.
Salvatore is looking for a triangle but Donde pushes his legs off easily.
Salvatore keeping moving, preventing Donde from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Donde slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Salvatore keeping full guard, as Donde tries to pass.
Salvatore has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Donde is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Salvatore. Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (2) vs (5) Donde
Salvatore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Donde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Donde is staying tight to Salvatore's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Salvatore wants to control but Donde postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donde advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Salvatore (2) vs (7) Donde
Donde wants to take Salvatore's back but he can't do it this time.
Salvatore tries to hold on but Donde postures up.
Donde controlling from mount.
Donde trying to control but Salvatore is having none of it.
Donde takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donde avoids the attempt from Salvatore to control.
Donde looking to control but Salvatore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Salvatore is working to get back to half guard.
Donde controlling his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to lock up and control but Donde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salvatore is squirming around, avoiding Donde's attempts to control the action.
Donde looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salvatore working to try and regain half guard.
Salvatore is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rio Fight Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donde tries to control but Salvatore wriggling away.
Salvatore is working to get back to half guard.
Donde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salvatore is looking to escape.
Salvatore is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to control but Donde is having none of it.
Donde trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salvatore working to try and regain half guard.
Donde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salvatore working to try and regain half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Donde wants to control the pace but Salvatore is squirming around nicely.
Salvatore is controlling an arm, preventing Donde from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Donde can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salvatore is looking to escape.
Salvatore working to try and regain half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Donde trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salvatore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Donde prevents Salvatore from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Donde wants to control the pace but Salvatore is squirming around nicely.
Salvatore is looking to get to half guard.
Donde content just to control the position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore working to try and regain half guard.
Salvatore sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Donde not doing much here.
Salvatore is trying to control but can't.
Donde wants to control but Salvatore is keeping him busy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore actively working from the bottom here.
Salvatore tries to get to full guard but Donde has control of the leg.
Donde seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salvatore trying to get back to full guard but Donde takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Salvatore (2) vs (10) Donde
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donde tries to control but Salvatore wriggling away.
Salvatore is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donde wins on points by 10 to 2.
Raymond Donde tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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