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CACC 216 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Eduardo Cunha! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 5 losses; Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Cunha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cunha is stalling in the full guard.
Silva pulls Cunha in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva 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: Cunha (0) vs (2) Silva
Cunha desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cunha is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cunha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cunha looking for a sweep. Not yet Cunha, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Cunha controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunha pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunha is retaining full guard.
Cunha controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cunha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Cunha is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha 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: Cunha (2) vs (2) Silva
Silva is looking for a sweep. Cunha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cunha content to control rather than advance.
Cunha wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Cunha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cunha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to hold on to Cunha's head to control him but Cunha postures up.
Silva wants to improve his position but Cunha is controlling well.
Well, if Cunha 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.
Cunha's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cunha trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Cunha from advancing position.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cunha prevents Silva from improving his position.
Cunha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cunha trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunha trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Cunha is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunha is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunha controlling from the top position.
Cunha trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Cunha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunha trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cunha (2) vs (4) Silva
Cunha trying to control the position here.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cunha trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cunha is trying to keep Silva in close.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cunha is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva won't allow Cunha to sweep him here.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cunha is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva is continuing to stall.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cunha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunha pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cunha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Cunha controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Cunha 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.
Cunha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Further stalling from Cunha.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cunha is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cunha (4) vs (4) Silva
Cunha trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silva is controlling Cunha's posture.
Cunha wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cunha controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cunha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silva managing to control the position.
Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunha preventing the sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cunha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Cunha (7) vs (4) Silva
Silva is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Cunha in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cunha trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cunha takes the fight on points by 7 to 4.
Eduardo Cunha thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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