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CWC 365 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 New York, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 6 losses; Mapuche Matariki! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 42 wins and 33 losses; Leandro Lo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Matariki tries to sprawl but Lo drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Matariki (0) vs (2) Lo
Lo prevents Matariki from improving his position.
Matariki is controlling Lo's trapped leg to prevent Lo from advancing to side control.
Lo controlling the pace.
Matariki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lo's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Matariki (4) vs (2) Lo
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matariki trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lo is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matariki gets his hands free as Lo looks to control.
Matariki has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lo's body.
Lo tries to escape but Matariki has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Matariki controlling the position well here. Lo rolled but Matariki kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matariki's guard. Nice work there by Lo.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Matariki (4) vs (4) Lo
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matariki is trying to control the position but Lo postures up.
Lo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matariki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matariki wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matariki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lo controls the pace.
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.
Lo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matariki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lo controls the pace.
Matariki trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lo is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matariki looking to control.
Lo is stalling in the full guard.
Matariki wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lo stays in close to Matariki's body and controls the position.
Lo is pushing down on Matariki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matariki is fighting to maintain full guard but Lo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Matariki trying to hold on to Lo's head to control him but Lo postures up.
Matariki is doing well to control the position and prevent Lo from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Lo seems content to control.
Matariki is looking for a sweep. Lo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lo trying to advance position but Matariki counters by regaining guard.
Matariki pulls Lo in close to his closed guard and prevents Lo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lo stays in close to Matariki's body and controls the position.
Matariki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is working hard here to advance position.
Lo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matariki pulls Lo in close to prevent any damage.
Lo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matariki working a defensive guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Matariki is controlling Lo's posture.
Lo looking to pass the guard.
Matariki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lo is one step ahead there.
Matariki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Matariki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Matariki holds on and takes a little breather.
Lo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matariki wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lo is now in half guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matariki is looking to control Lo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matariki avoid being mounted?
Matariki tries to get to full guard but Lo has control of the leg.
Matariki is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SSJ Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Matariki is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Matariki trying to hold on to Lo's head to control him but Lo postures up.
Lo wants to take a breather but Matariki is having none of it.
Matariki is concentrating on defense, preventing Lo from advancing position.
Matariki tries to get to full guard but Lo has control of the leg.
Lo is pressing down on Matariki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matariki is holding on for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Matariki controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lo in particular looking to stall.
Lo is thwarting Matariki's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lo trying to control from half guard but Matariki is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Matariki is heads and Lo is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Matariki takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
Our winner, Mapuche Matariki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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