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Bots de Garra 145 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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 6 wins and 3 losses; Friedrich August Von Hayek! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 58 wins and 32 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Von Hayek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Von Hayek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schaubi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Von Hayek (4) vs (0) Schaubi
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Schaubi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schaubi wants to control but Von Hayek is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi wants to improve his position but Von Hayek is controlling well.
Schaubi is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Von Hayek is pressing down on Schaubi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schaubi is holding on for now.
Schaubi is controlling Von Hayek's trapped leg to prevent Von Hayek from advancing to side control.
Von Hayek 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.
Von Hayek trying to control the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaubi tries to roll over but Von Hayek keeps him under control.#T2#
Von Hayek is looking to pass Schaubi's guard but actually Schaubi recovers to full guard.
Von Hayek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Hayek wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
Schaubi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Hayek's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Von Hayek (4) vs (2) Schaubi#T3#
Von Hayek working a defensive guard here.
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.
Von Hayek keeping full guard, as Schaubi tries to pass.
Von Hayek is trying to control the position but Schaubi postures up.
Schaubi looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
Von Hayek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Hayek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Von Hayek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schaubi controls the pace.#T5#
Von Hayek wants to sweep here but Schaubi controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schaubi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schaubi looking to sit in guard and control but Von Hayek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Von Hayek (6) vs (2) Schaubi
Schaubi looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T6#
Schaubi keeping moving, preventing Von Hayek from controlling successfully.
Schaubi is trying to keep Von Hayek in close.
Von Hayek trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaubi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hayek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schaubi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T7#
Von Hayek preventing the sweep.
Von Hayek postures up.
Von Hayek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schaubi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schaubi is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Von Hayek (6) vs (4) Schaubi
Schaubi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T8##SUB#
Von Hayek looking for a guillotine here but Schaubi defends easily.
Schaubi preventing the sweep.
Schaubi passes into half guard.
Schaubi wants to control but Von Hayek is keeping him busy. #T9#
Schaubi is looking to advance position but Von Hayek won't allow it.
Von Hayek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schaubi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Schaubi is continuing to stall.
Von Hayek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schaubi is working away from the top position though.#T10#
Schaubi not doing much here.
Schaubi trying to control from half guard but Von Hayek is working away. #T11#
Schaubi prevents Von Hayek from improving his position.
Von Hayek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Von Hayek is looking to control Schaubi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Hayek avoid being mounted?
Schaubi is trying to control. Von Hayek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schaubi controlling the action here.
Von Hayek tries to get to full guard but Schaubi has control of the leg. #T12#
Von Hayek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Von Hayek trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Schaubi manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Von Hayek (6) vs (7) Schaubi
Schaubi looking to control but Von Hayek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T13#
Schaubi moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Von Hayek (6) vs (10) Schaubi#SUB2#
Von Hayek is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Schaubi has locked on a rear naked choke here! Von Hayek is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abu Schaubi!
Abu Schaubi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'. |
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Undercard bout
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This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 12 losses; Mean Gean! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 34 wins and 43 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gean dives in and grabs Laitila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laitila pushes down on Gean's head and hops out.
Gean dives in and grabs Laitila's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laitila pushes down on Gean's head and hops out.
Gean shoots in looking for a takedown. Laitila tries to sprawl out of it but Gean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Laitila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mean Gean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laitila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Laitila shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gean is trying to defend but Laitila finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gean (0) vs (2) Laitila
Laitila wants to pass to mount but Gean is defending the position.
Laitila takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laitila trying to pass the guard but Gean defending well.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg. #T1#
Laitila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Gean's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg.
Gean is looking to get back to full guard here but Laitila has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Gean (0) vs (5) Laitila
Laitila wants to control but Gean is keeping him busy.
Laitila controls the position.
Laitila trying to control the action but Gean is working from the bottom.
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.#T2#
Gean tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laitila wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Laitila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gean keeps working.
Gean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laitila is looking to take a break and control but Gean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gean struggling a bit here.#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gean is trying to get back to half guard.
Gean is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laitila wants to control but Gean is keeping him busy.
Gean trying to control from the bottom.
Gean tries to get to full guard but Laitila has control of the leg. #T4#
Laitila is controlling the pace.
Laitila is stalling here. Gean is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Laitila seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gean has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gean (4) vs (5) Laitila#SUB#
Gean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laitila, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Gean is trying to get an arm triangle but Laitila is defending well. #T5#
Laitila is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gean's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laitila felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Laitila tries to roll over but Gean keeps him under control.#SUB#
Gean is looking for a kimura but Laitila is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gean to get the leverage. #SUB#
Gean is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Laitila trying to control from the bottom.
Laitila tries to roll over but Gean keeps him under control.#T6##SUB#
Laitila is defending against the submission attempts here by Gean.
Gean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laitila does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Gean seems to be working for a kimura but Laitila defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Gean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laitila is just riding it out for now. Gean eventually gives up the hold.
Gean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laitila keeps working. #T7#
Gean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laitila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gean is keen to just control but Laitila is a slippery customer.
Gean wants to pass the guard but Laitila is defending well. #SUB#
Gean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T8#
Laitila trying to control here.
#SUB#
Gean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gean prevents Laitila from improving his position.#SUB#
Gean is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Laitila to slip a leg under and get back to full guard. #T9##SUB#
Gean drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Laitila manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gean has Laitila in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (4) vs (7) Laitila
Gean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila won't allow Gean to sweep him here.
Laitila slips nicely into half guard.#T10#
Laitila trying to control the action but Gean is working from the bottom.
Laitila prevents Gean from improving his position.
Laitila is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T11#
Gean is trying to get back to full guard.
Laitila not doing much here.
Laitila is trying to control. Gean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T12#
Laitila not doing much here.
Gean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laitila is working away from the top position though.
Laitila is pressing down on Gean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gean is holding on for now.
Gean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laitila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laitila's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gean (8) vs (7) Laitila#SUB#
Gean is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T13#
Laitila tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Gean is looking for a choke. Laitila gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Laitila manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gean (8) vs (9) Laitila#SUB#
Gean throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Laitila escapes and throws Gean's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Gean (8) vs (12) Laitila
Laitila takes a little break here. Gean wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T14#
Gean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Laitila stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Gean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laitila wins on points by 12 to 8. |
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Co-main event
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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 113 wins and 70 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 38 losses; Tres Sulvar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Sulvar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diesel circles away.
Sulvar fails with a takedown attempt.
Diesel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sulvar.
Kurt Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tres Sulvar.
Sulvar fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sulvar shoots in looking for a takedown but Diesel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sulvar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Diesel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Sulvar
Diesel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Diesel seems content to control.
Sulvar moves into full guard.
#T1#
Sulvar trying to control the position.
Diesel tries to free his leg and advance position but Sulvar is retaining full guard.
Sulvar trying to keep a closed guard but Diesel is proving a slippery customer.
Diesel is stalling in the full guard.
Sulvar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (2) Sulvar#T2#
Diesel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diesel wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel is working hard here to advance position.
Sulvar is controlling the pace.
#T3#
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.
Diesel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sulvar wants to pass the guard but Diesel is defending well.
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.#T4#
Diesel is trying to get back to full guard.
Diesel is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sulvar controlling the action here.
Diesel wants to get back to full guard but Sulvar has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (2) vs (5) Sulvar#T5#
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
Diesel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sulvar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Diesel keeping control of the position.
Diesel trying to control from the bottom.
#T6#
Diesel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sulvar won't allow Diesel to sweep him here.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
Diesel is adopting a defensive guard.
Diesel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T7#
Sulvar wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Sulvar postures up.
Diesel pulls Sulvar in to control the position.
Sulvar pushing down on Diesel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sulvar is pressing down on Diesel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diesel is holding on for now. #T8#
Diesel wants to control but Sulvar is keeping busy.
Diesel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diesel.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
#T9#
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Sulvar trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diesel is looking to sweep but instead, Sulvar has passed into half guard.
Sulvar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T10#
Diesel is trying to get back to full guard.
Sulvar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diesel tries to get to full guard but Sulvar has control of the leg. #T11#
Sulvar tries to pass to full mount but Diesel defends it.
Sulvar is taking a breather. Diesel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T12#
Diesel trying to control here.
Diesel is staying active underneath Sulvar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diesel tries to roll over but Sulvar keeps him under control.
Diesel trying to get back to full guard but Sulvar takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (2) vs (8) Sulvar
Diesel is squirming around, avoiding Sulvar's attempts to control the action. #T13#
Diesel wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Diesel (2) vs (11) Sulvar
My spies in Hammer House of Horror inform me that Sulvar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diesel rolls, trying to escape but Sulvar keeps control of the position.
Sulvar controlling the position well here. Diesel rolled but Sulvar kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Diesel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sulvar.
#T14#
Diesel trying to control the action but Sulvar just sinks the hooks in.
Diesel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diesel reaches up to try and control the position but Sulvar seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Diesel rolls and tries to escape and now Sulvar has his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Diesel (2) vs (14) Sulvar
And that's the end of the fight!
Sulvar wins on points by 14 to 2.
Tres Sulvar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Main event
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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 51 wins and 37 losses; Jerry Curls! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 27 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Clubber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Curls (0) vs (2) Clubber
Curls looking to control.
Clubber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Curls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curls 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.
Curls is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curls wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Clubber controlling from the top position.
Curls looking for a sweep. Not yet Curls, not yet. #T2#
Curls wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Clubber is now in half guard.
Clubber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Curls trying to control here.
Clubber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clubber prevents Curls from improving his position.#T3#
Clubber not doing much here.
Curls is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Curls is looking to control Clubber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Curls avoid being mounted?
Clubber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clubber is keen to just control but Curls is a slippery customer.
Clubber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Curls (0) vs (5) Clubber
Clubber controlling from mount. #T5#
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.
Curls working to try and regain half guard.
Clubber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T6#
Clubber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Curls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Curls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clubber trying to control but Curls is having none of it.
Curls is working to get back to half guard.
#T7#
Curls wants to control but Clubber is having none of it.
Clubber looking to control and managing it successfully. #T8#
Curls tries to hold on but Clubber pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clubber looking to control but Curls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Curls is desperately trying to improve his position but Clubber has a good base and remains in mount.#T9#
Curls wants to hold on but Clubber pushes him away.
Clubber wants to take Curls's back here but Curls is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Curls tries to lock up and control but Clubber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clubber controlling his opponent.
Curls is trying desperately to improve position.#T10#
Clubber controlling his opponent.
Clubber fails to advance to Curls's back.
Clubber tries to control but Curls wriggling away. #T11#
Clubber controlling the position easily from mount.
Curls is trying desperately to improve position.#T12#
Clubber is looking to work his way around to Curls's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Curls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clubber controlling from the full mount. #T13#
Clubber seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Curls is holding on tight.
Curls keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Curls tries to hold on but Clubber postures up.
Clubber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T14#
Curls is desperately trying to improve his position but Clubber has a good base and remains in mount.
Curls wants to hold on but Clubber pushes him away.
Clubber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Curls is looking to escape.
Curls sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clubber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber wins on points by 5 to 0.
Ricky Clubber is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ricky Clubber thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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