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Bots de Garra 16 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 Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Giovanni De Rossi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Adonis Kotze!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
De Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
De Rossi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kotze.
Kotze goes for a takedown attempt but De Rossi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kotze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Giovanni De Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Kotze.
Kotze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Rossi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Rossi.
De Rossi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Rossi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kotze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kotze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kotze 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.
Kotze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Rossi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kotze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kotze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Rossi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kotze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kotze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Rossi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kotze doesn't defend quickly enough and De Rossi has managed to lock this one up! Can Kotze escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to De Rossi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Giovanni De Rossi!
During a confident post fight interview, Giovanni De Rossi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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