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CWC 271 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 Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 7 losses; Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nickal (4) vs (0) Silva
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nickal working away.
Silva prevents Nickal from improving position.
Nickal controls the position.
Nickal wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Nickal is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva tries to buck Nickal off but Nickal is having none of it.
Nickal working away.
Nickal is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nickal wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva prevents Nickal from moving into mount.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nickal (6) vs (0) Silva
Nickal controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Nickal is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Nickal is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Nickal from advancing to side control.
Nickal is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Nickal has control of the leg.
Nickal controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nickal in particular looking to stall.
Nickal wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva controlling the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal slows the pace down in half guard.
Nickal prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Nickal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nickal is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Nickal not doing much here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Nickal slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Silva won't allow Nickal to pass to mount.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nickal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal seems to be looking for submissions.
Nickal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nickal.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Nickal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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