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CWC 286 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 30 wins and 29 losses; Carlos Silverio! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Maiki Taison!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silverio. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Silverio (4) vs (0) Taison
Silverio wants to control but Taison is keeping him busy.
Silverio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taison has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverio is looking to take a break and control but Taison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taison sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taison is refusing to be controlled, as Silverio sits in half guard.
Taison is trying to get back to full guard.
Taison won't allow Silverio to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taison is looking to improve his position.
Silverio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taison is defending against the submission attempts here by Silverio.
Silverio has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Taison wants to improve his position but Silverio is controlling well.
Silverio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taison won't allow Silverio to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is looking to take a break and control but Taison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taison wants to improve his position but Silverio is controlling well.
Silverio is looking to stall here but Taison recovers full guard.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Taison keeps moving.
Taison pulls Silverio in close to his closed guard and prevents Silverio from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taison is trying to keep Silverio in close.
Taison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silverio is now in half guard.
Taison gets full guard.
Silverio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverio looking to pass the guard.
Taison trying to keep a closed guard but Silverio is proving a slippery customer.
Taison 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.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Taison keeps moving.
Silverio looking to pass the guard.
Silverio is working hard here to advance position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is looking to advance position but Taison has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Silverio (4) vs (4) Taison
Silverio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taison moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Silverio (4) vs (7) Taison
Taison has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silverio's body.
Silverio can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silverio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silverio wants to get back to full guard.
Taison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silverio keeps working.
Taison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Taison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silverio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silverio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taison is stalling in the full guard.
Silverio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silverio holds on and takes a little breather.
Silverio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silverio is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silverio (6) vs (7) Taison
Taison keeping moving, preventing Silverio from controlling successfully.
Taison trying to control the position here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Taison wants to control but Silverio passes easily into half guard.
Silverio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silverio is looking for a kimura here.
Silverio wants to pass the guard but Taison is defending well.
Silverio seems to be working for a kimura but Taison defends the submission attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silverio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silverio 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.
Taison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silverio is working away from the top position though.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Silverio prevents Taison from improving his position.
Taison is trying to maintain the position but Silverio is very close to passing his half guard.
Taison gets back to full guard.
Taison is trying to control the position but Silverio postures up.
Taison keeping moving, preventing Silverio from controlling successfully.
Taison pulls Silverio in close to prevent any damage.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Silverio tries to free his leg and advance position but Taison is retaining full guard.
Taison looking to control.
Silverio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverio preventing the sweep.
Silverio trying to control the position from guard on top but Taison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taison pulls Silverio in close to prevent any damage.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Silverio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silverio wants to control from the top but Taison keeps moving.
Taison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Silverio tries to free his leg and advance position but Taison is retaining full guard.
Silverio advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Silverio (9) vs (7) Taison
Taison is trying to control Silverio's posture but Silverio avoids it.
Taison tries to improve position but can't.
Silverio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taison, who protects the arm well.
Silverio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Silverio tries for a kimura but Taison is defending well.
Silverio is looking to take a break and control but Taison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taison wants to control but Silverio postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silverio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silverio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Silverio takes the fight on points by 9 to 7.
Carlos Silverio decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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