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Bots de Garra 83 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 93 wins and 53 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 25 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gracias tries to clinch up.
Gracias tries to clinch up but Diesel circles away and keeps his distance.
Diesel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracias fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel attempts a counter takedown but Gracias avoids it well and moves away.
Gracias darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (0) vs (2) Gracias
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel keeping hold of Gracias's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias stalling away here and it's allowed Diesel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Diesel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracias controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel looking to control.
Gracias being controlled here momentarily.
Gracias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracias controls the pace.
Diesel is trying to keep Gracias in close.
Gracias trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracias wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Gracias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diesel pulls Gracias in to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is fighting to break Diesel's control of his arms but Diesel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracias passes Diesel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracias content to control rather than advance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to sweep but Gracias has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (0) vs (5) Gracias
Gracias looking to control but instead Diesel has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gracias seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is trying to control. Diesel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diesel trying to control from the bottom.
Gracias content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracias is keen to just control but Diesel is a slippery customer.
Gracias controlling the action here.
Diesel wants to control but Gracias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracias stalling.
Gracias seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Gracias 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diesel is refusing to be controlled, as Gracias sits in half guard.
Diesel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracias is working away from the top position though.
Gracias wants to pass the guard but Diesel is defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Gracias controlling the action here.
Diesel trying to hold on to Gracias's head to control him but Gracias postures up.
Gracias wants to pass to mount but Diesel is defending the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias stalling.
Diesel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracias is looking to take a break and control but Diesel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to control but Gracias is keeping busy.
Gracias slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias wins on points by 5 to 0.
Helio Gracias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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