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Bots de Garra 64 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 86 wins and 47 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 4 losses; Rio Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Diesel looks for a takedown but Rolla sprawls well.
Diesel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rolla did well to prevent Diesel getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Rolla
Diesel prevents Rolla from improving his position.
Diesel tries to pass to full mount but Rolla defends it.
Rolla wants to improve his position but Diesel is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard but Diesel has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diesel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rolla is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rolla is still trying to improve position.
Rolla manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking for a sweep. Diesel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rolla has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rolla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rolla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rolla keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diesel is looking to take a break and control but Rolla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Rolla is staying active underneath Diesel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diesel content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla is looking to improve his position.
Rolla is pressing down on Diesel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rolla wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
Diesel wants to control from the top but Rolla keeps moving.
Rolla wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to hit a sweep here but Diesel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rolla there! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (8) vs (0) Rolla
Diesel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rolla is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rolla is looking to improve his position but Diesel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rolla is desperately trying to improve his position but Diesel has a good base and remains in mount.
Rolla is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
Diesel controlling the position easily from mount.
Rolla is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rolla is trying desperately to improve position.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rolla is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rolla manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
Rolla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rolla wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
Diesel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diesel stopping the sweep attempt from Rolla.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is pushing down on Rolla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rolla is fighting to maintain full guard but Diesel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if Diesel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rolla is pressing down on Diesel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rolla wants to improve his position but instead Diesel has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to control but Rolla is keeping him busy.
Rolla is looking to improve his position.
Rolla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diesel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diesel preventing the sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Rolla looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diesel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rolla is looking to improve his position.
Diesel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rolla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rolla keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Rolla wants to sweep here but Diesel controlling him for the moment.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Rolla looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diesel passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (11) vs (0) Rolla
Rolla tries to bench press Diesel off him but Diesel keeps the position.
Rolla looks to move to half guard but instead Diesel has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Diesel (13) vs (0) Rolla
Diesel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rolla gets back to half guard.
Rolla is pressing down on Diesel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rolla looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolla, not yet.
Diesel pushes down on Rolla's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rolla looking for submissions off his back.
Diesel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rolla wants to get back to full guard.
Rolla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diesel won't allow Rolla to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rolla is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (13) vs (2) Rolla
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rolla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rolla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diesel has his feet on Rolla's thighs here. He's pushed Rolla off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rolla screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kurt Diesel!
Kurt Diesel retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kurt Diesel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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