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Bots de Garra 6 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 2 wins and 2 losses; Calixto Cardona! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Cardona bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Cardona (4) vs (0) Leifsson
Leifsson is trying to improve his position.
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.
Cardona tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leifsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Leifsson is still trying to improve position.
Cardona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Leifsson, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cardona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leifsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Leifsson looking for submissions off his back.
Cardona wants to work for an arm triangle but Leifsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to get to full guard but Cardona has control of the leg.
Cardona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cardona is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leifsson is looking for a sweep. Cardona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cardona is looking for a kimura here.
Leifsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leifsson looking for submissions off his back.
Leifsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leifsson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cardona has his hands clasped together but Leifsson extends and breaks Cardona's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Leifsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Skjoldr Leifsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Skjoldr Leifsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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