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Bots de Garra 58 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 3 wins and 28 losses; Tan Zan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 35 wins and 32 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Fiachna decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Zan (0) vs (2) Fiachna
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but Zan defending well.
Fiachna controlling the pace.
Zan tries to get to full guard but Fiachna has control of the leg.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Zan is working from the bottom.
Zan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Brasil, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna is looking for a kimura but Zan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiachna to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Fiachna seems content to control.
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.
Zan tries to get to full guard but Fiachna has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zan is looking for a sweep. Fiachna is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna is trying to control the action in half guard but Zan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zan actively working from the bottom here.
Zan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zan tries to get out of the position.
Fiachna performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fiachna passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Zan (0) vs (5) Fiachna
Fiachna tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fiachna has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zan is trying to get back to half guard.
Fiachna is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zan's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan is trying to improve his position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fiachna working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fiachna on the ground.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Zan is working from the bottom.
Zan is looking to regain half guard here but Fiachna keeps moving and retains side control.
Zan being controlled for a moment.
Zan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fiachna taking a breather here.
Zan tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan is letting Fiachna control him for a moment.
Zan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zan is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
Fiachna working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fiachna moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Zan tries to bench press Fiachna off him but Fiachna keeps the position.
Fiachna taking a breather here.
Zan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fiachna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan trying to remain calm as Fiachna controls from the top position.
Zan tries to buck Fiachna off but Fiachna is having none of it.
Fiachna is trying to get an arm triangle but Zan is defending well.
Zan tries to improve position but can't.
Fiachna controls the position.
Zan is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
Fiachna taking a breather here.
Zan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fiachna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna taking a breather here.
Fiachna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zan is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
Fiachna controlling the position from side mount.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Zan is working from the bottom.
Zan is looking to reverse the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zan is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
Fiachna is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fiachna tries for a kimura but Zan is defending well.
Zan is looking for a sweep.
Fiachna slows the pace down.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Zan is working from the bottom.
Fiachna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zan tries to buck Fiachna off but Fiachna is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control the position but Zan is working away.
Zan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fiachna wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fiachna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zan keeps working.
Fiachna controls the position.
Fiachna wants to control but Zan is keeping him busy.
Fiachna in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zan is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darragh Fiachna!
A very excited looking Darragh Fiachna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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