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Bots de Garra 51 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 37 wins and 32 losses; Bazar Al Jhit! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 29 wins and 13 losses; Ivan Kamenev!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Al Jhit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Al Jhit (4) vs (0) Kamenev
Al Jhit wants to control but Kamenev is keeping him busy.
Al Jhit is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamenev is defending well.
Kamenev is looking to reverse the position.
Kamenev is not content to let Al Jhit control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Jhit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kamenev wants to control but Al Jhit postures up.
Al Jhit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jhit trying to control the position but Kamenev is working away.
Al Jhit tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kamenev's legs.
Kamenev struggling a bit here.
Kamenev is looking to reverse the position.
Al Jhit wants to control but Kamenev is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Jhit has knee on belly momentarily but Kamenev bucks him off and regains half guard.
Al Jhit 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.
Al Jhit seems to be working for a kimura but Kamenev defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is staying active underneath Al Jhit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamenev is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Jhit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Al Jhit looking for a submission but Kamenev manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controls Al Jhit momentarily but Al Jhit frees himself.
Al Jhit wants to pass the guard but Kamenev is keeping the position.
Kamenev keeping moving, preventing Al Jhit from controlling successfully.
Kamenev controlling Al Jhit's posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kamenev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kamenev has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (4) vs (2) Kamenev
Al Jhit working a defensive guard here.
Al Jhit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamenev is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Al Jhit is looking to get back to full guard here but Kamenev has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (4) vs (5) Kamenev
Al Jhit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Al Jhit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kamenev is pressing down on Al Jhit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Al Jhit is holding on for now.
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Jhit keeps working.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit wants to control but Kamenev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kamenev is trying to control. Al Jhit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Al Jhit keeping hold of Kamenev's head, controlling as best he can.
Al Jhit gets back to full guard.
Al Jhit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kamenev won't allow Al Jhit to sweep him here.
Kamenev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Al Jhit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kamenev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kamenev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kamenev pushing down on Al Jhit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Al Jhit tries to roll over but Kamenev keeps him under control.
Al Jhit is working hard here to advance position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Al Jhit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit has his foot on Kamenev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kamenev works his way back into a safe position though.
Al Jhit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Al Jhit trying to keep a closed guard but Kamenev is proving a slippery customer.
Al Jhit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Al Jhit's guard.
Al Jhit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamenev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamenev's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Al Jhit (8) vs (5) Kamenev
Kamenev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Al Jhit's guard. Nice work there by Kamenev.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Al Jhit (8) vs (7) Kamenev
Al Jhit looking to control.
Kamenev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Al Jhit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit has an active guard here but Kamenev has managed to pass into half guard.
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but Kamenev is controlling well.
Al Jhit trying to control from the bottom.
Al Jhit wants to get back to full guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kamenev is working away from the top position though.
Kamenev 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.
Kamenev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Al Jhit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kamenev controlling the pace.
Al Jhit trying to control but Kamenev postures up.
Al Jhit wants to improve his position but Kamenev is controlling well.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Al Jhit has a hand on Kamenev's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kamenev takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Al Jhit (8) vs (10) Kamenev
Al Jhit regains half guard.
Al Jhit is trying to get back to full guard.
Kamenev trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenev trying to mount his opponent but Al Jhit defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev wins on points by 10 to 8.
Our winner, Ivan Kamenev, 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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