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CWC 320 - Prelims PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Dreynos Elvul! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Bernie Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Elvul drives through with a takedown into Sanders's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Elvul (2) vs (0) Sanders
Elvul is stalling in the full guard.
Elvul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elvul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elvul has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elvul defends well.
Sanders has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Elvul is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanders. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (5) vs (0) Sanders
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is being controlled here.
Elvul wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Sanders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elvul wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanders is being controlled here.
Sanders is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanders is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elvul pulls his head out easily.
Elvul keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elvul controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvul seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sanders for as long as he can get away with.
Sanders has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Elvul is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanders. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (8) vs (0) Sanders
Sanders is looking for a sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Elvul controlling from side mount.
Sanders looks to move to half guard but instead Elvul has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (10) vs (0) Sanders
Elvul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanders sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Elvul will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking for a kimura from the bottom but Elvul passes into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (13) vs (0) Sanders
Elvul is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanders will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Elvul trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders prevents Elvul from improving position.
Elvul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanders has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Elvul is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Elvul trying to control the position but Sanders is working away.
Sanders looks to move to half guard but instead Elvul has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Elvul (15) vs (0) Sanders
Elvul looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Elvul controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to reverse the position but Elvul maintains control.
Elvul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Elvul is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sanders to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sanders shrugs it off.
Sanders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Elvul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanders regains half guard.
Elvul is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Elvul frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (18) vs (0) Sanders
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Elvul looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Elvul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanders is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Elvul trying to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Elvul controlling the pace for now.
Sanders slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elvul not doing much here.
Sanders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Elvul passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Elvul (21) vs (0) Sanders
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Elvul trying to control the position but Sanders is working away.
Elvul staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvul takes the fight on points by 21 to 0.
During a confident post fight interview, Dreynos Elvul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bernie Sanders spoke after the fight, saying 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'. |
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