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Bots de Garra 16 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 7 losses; Shogun Silva! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Zeke Titus!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Titus gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Silva (0) vs (2) Titus
Titus slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is not content to let Titus control the position.
Titus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Titus is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Titus to get the leverage.
Silva tries to roll over but Titus keeps him under control.
Titus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Titus seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Titus pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Titus pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Titus is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Titus works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (0) vs (5) Titus
Titus trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (5) Titus
Titus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Silva (2) vs (7) Titus
Silva keeping full guard, as Titus tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titus trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titus passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (2) vs (10) Titus
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Titus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva tries to roll over but Titus keeps him under control.
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.
Titus is looking for a kimura here.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus 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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Titus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Titus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva with the active half guard here but Titus passes nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (2) vs (13) Titus
Titus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Titus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Titus tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Titus gets to mount! Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Silva (2) vs (15) Titus
Titus working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Titus looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Titus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Titus looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Titus is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Titus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Titus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Titus.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Titus seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Titus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Titus passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (2) vs (18) Titus
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Titus's attempts to control the action.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Titus controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Titus is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is not content to let Titus control the position.
Titus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Titus pulls his head out easily.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Titus advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Silva (2) vs (21) Titus
Titus wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Titus is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Silva is trying to escape and Titus transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Silva is forced to tap! Nice work there by Titus! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zeke Titus!
A victorious Zeke Titus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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