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Bots de Garra 50 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 9 wins and 6 losses; Rupert Helenius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 31 wins and 29 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiachna tries for a takedown but Helenius circles away easily
and Helenius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fiachna won't be happy with that. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Helenius (4) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna trying to remain calm as Helenius controls from the top position.
We've been hearing that Helenius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Helenius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna gets back to half guard.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Helenius is pressing down on Fiachna's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fiachna is holding on for now.
Fiachna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fiachna is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helenius pulls his head out easily.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control but Helenius postures up.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Helenius has control of the leg.
Helenius is trying to control. Fiachna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fiachna is trying to control but can't.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Helenius keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is just content to waste time from the top position. Fiachna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Helenius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fiachna has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Helenius has managed to get both his arms back between Fiachna's legs - danger averted.
Helenius preventing the sweep.
Helenius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fiachna is trying to control the position but Helenius postures up.
Fiachna working a defensive guard but Helenius passes into half guard.
Fiachna is trying to control but Helenius manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (7) vs (0) Fiachna
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fiachna wants to control but Helenius is having none of it.
Helenius controlling his opponent.
Fiachna gets back to half guard.
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.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helenius trying to control from half guard but Fiachna is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to control but can't.
Fiachna tries to roll over but Helenius keeps him under control.
Helenius is taking a breather. Fiachna 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.
Fiachna trying to control here.
Fiachna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fiachna looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Helenius passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (10) vs (0) Fiachna
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to reverse the position.
Helenius trying to control the action but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Helenius working away.
Fiachna is trying to improve his position.
Fiachna is not content to let Helenius control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Helenius controlling the position from side mount.
Fiachna tries to improve position but can't.
Fiachna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Helenius seems content to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Helenius tries to pass to full mount but Fiachna defends it.
Helenius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiachna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiachna is trying to control but can't.
Fiachna is staying active underneath Helenius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Helenius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Helenius trying to control the action but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helenius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fiachna defends it well.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling the position for now.
Helenius content to control rather than advance.
Fiachna is looking to control Helenius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
Helenius works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Helenius (13) vs (0) Fiachna
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Helenius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Fiachna is looking to regain half guard here but Helenius keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius controls the position.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Helenius working away.
Fiachna is holding Helenius down, trying to stall.
Helenius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
Helenius controls the position.
Fiachna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Helenius trying to control the position but Fiachna is working away.
Fiachna is trying to control Helenius's posture but Helenius avoids it.
Fiachna is looking to regain half guard here but Helenius keeps moving and retains side control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to control Helenius's posture but Helenius avoids it.
Fiachna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Helenius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fiachna is still trying to improve position.
Helenius is looking to take a break and control but Fiachna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helenius takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
Rupert Helenius 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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