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SSG 300 Elvul vs Chai 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 21 losses; Bon Adrien De Moncey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Thiago Cardosi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
De Moncey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cardosi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Moncey somewhat.
And Cardosi tries to counter it with a takedown but De Moncey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cardosi gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: De Moncey (0) vs (2) Cardosi
Cardosi passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (0) vs (5) Cardosi
Cardosi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardosi fails to take his opponent's back.
De Moncey is squirming around, avoiding Cardosi's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardosi controlling his opponent.
Cardosi trying to control but De Moncey is having none of it.
Cardosi controlling his opponent.
Cardosi is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi prevents De Moncey from getting the reversal.
My spies in The Forge 👊 inform me that Cardosi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Moncey is squirming around, avoiding Cardosi's attempts to control the action.
Cardosi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cardosi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but De Moncey manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cardosi is trying to get an arm triangle but De Moncey is defending well.
Cardosi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cardosi works to advance to full mount. De Moncey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: De Moncey (0) vs (7) Cardosi
De Moncey is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Cardosi has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: De Moncey (0) vs (10) Cardosi
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cardosi.
De Moncey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cardosi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Moncey defends it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is trying to control. De Moncey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cardosi wants to free his trapped foot but De Moncey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cardosi 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.
Cardosi slows the pace down in half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is trying to control the action in half guard but De Moncey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cardosi controlling the action here.
Cardosi wants to free his trapped foot but De Moncey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cardosi is stalling here. De Moncey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cardosi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Moncey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: De Moncey (4) vs (10) Cardosi
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cardosi's face as De Moncey controls the position.
Cardosi is trying to get back to half guard.
Cardosi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Moncey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cardosi gets full guard.
Cardosi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: De Moncey (4) vs (12) Cardosi
Cardosi looking to pass the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cardosi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Moncey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardosi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Moncey keeping full guard, as Cardosi tries to pass.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi wants to control from the top but De Moncey keeps moving.
Cardosi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Moncey controls Cardosi momentarily but Cardosi frees himself.
Cardosi wants to control from the top but De Moncey keeps moving.
Cardosi forces his way into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi is pressing down on De Moncey's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Moncey is holding on for now.
Cardosi controlling the pace.
Cardosi is looking to take a break and control but De Moncey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Moncey moves into full guard.
Cardosi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
De Moncey looking for a sweep. Not yet De Moncey, not yet.
De Moncey is breathing heavily.
Cardosi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Moncey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cardosi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cardosi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cardosi stands and throws De Moncey's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (4) vs (15) Cardosi
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi works to advance to full mount. De Moncey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: De Moncey (4) vs (17) Cardosi
Cardosi controlling the position easily from mount.
Cardosi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Moncey is looking to escape.
Cardosi forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: De Moncey (4) vs (20) Cardosi
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
De Moncey is really stuck here.
Cardosi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for De Moncey.
De Moncey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cardosi is keen to just control but De Moncey is a slippery customer.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Cardosi moves into full mount! De Moncey won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: De Moncey (4) vs (23) Cardosi
Cardosi wants to control the pace but De Moncey is squirming around nicely.
Cardosi controlling his opponent.
De Moncey is squirming around, avoiding Cardosi's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cardosi controlling from mount.
De Moncey is squirming around, avoiding Cardosi's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cardosi wins on points by 23 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Thiago Cardosi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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