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Bots de Garra 5 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 Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Louis Princip! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 3 losses; Shogun Silva! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way. Princip gets a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Princip (2) vs (0) Silva Silva actively working from the bottom here. Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Princip wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position. Silva looking for a guillotine here but Princip defends easily.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Princip defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Princip is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. 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. Princip wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position. Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Princip has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Princip's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shogun Silva! In defeat, Louis Princip stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'. |
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