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CFC Tokyo 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 62 wins and 67 losses; Ceph Alopodis! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 39 wins and 20 losses; Anderson Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Da Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alopodis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Da Silva is in Alopodis's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alopodis (0) vs (2) Da Silva
Da Silva content to stall in guard here.
Alopodis pulls Da Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Da Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Alopodis is retaining full guard.
Alopodis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alopodis keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alopodis's coaches at HELLCADEMY have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Alopodis is trying to get back to full guard.
Alopodis is looking to control Da Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alopodis avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva controlling the action here.
Alopodis wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
Alopodis is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is keen to just control but Alopodis is a slippery customer.
Alopodis is holding on to half guard well.
Da Silva trying to mount his opponent but Alopodis defends it.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Alopodis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Da Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Alopodis defends the submission attempt.
Da Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Alopodis trying to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alopodis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alopodis has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alopodis (2) vs (2) Da Silva
Alopodis content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Alopodis is proving a slippery customer.
Alopodis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute inform us that Da Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alopodis wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking for a triangle here but Alopodis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alopodis (5) vs (2) Da Silva
Da Silva trying to remain calm as Alopodis controls from the top position.
Da Silva is trying to control Alopodis's posture but Alopodis avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Da Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Da Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alopodis controlling from side mount.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alopodis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Da Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alopodis is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alopodis happy to just control the position for now.
Alopodis trying to control the position but Da Silva is working away.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alopodis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Da Silva is looking to reverse the position.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to control Alopodis's posture but Alopodis avoids it.
Alopodis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alopodis takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
After the big win, Ceph Alopodis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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