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Bots de Garra 60 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 Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 32 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 10 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Fiachna shoots in looking for a takedown but Kvinchal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fiachna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fiachna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kvinchal drives through and clinches with Fiachna against the ropes.
Kvinchal is pressed up against the ropes. Fiachna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kvinchal down to the mat. Kvinchal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kvinchal closes the distance and pushes Fiachna back into the ropes.
Kvinchal ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kvinchal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kvinchal working a defensive guard here.
Fiachna trying to control but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal looking for a guillotine here but Fiachna defends easily.
Fiachna looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna is working hard here to advance position.
Kvinchal can't keep his opponent in guard - Fiachna advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kvinchal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal is refusing to be controlled, as Fiachna sits in half guard.
Fiachna with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fiachna is looking for a kimura here.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Fiachna is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kvinchal is just riding it out for now. Fiachna eventually gives up the hold.
Fiachna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvinchal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna stalling.
Kvinchal is trying to get back to full guard.
Kvinchal is controlling Fiachna's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fiachna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kvinchal tries to get to full guard but Fiachna has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is looking to control Fiachna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
Fiachna is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Fiachna keeps him under control.
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but Kvinchal defending well.
Fiachna sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiachna is just content to waste time from the top position. Kvinchal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kvinchal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Kvinchal
Fiachna holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna gets full guard.
Fiachna is trying to keep Kvinchal in close.
Kvinchal trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Kvinchal passes Fiachna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kvinchal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fiachna is just riding it out for now. Kvinchal eventually gives up the hold.
Fiachna preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kvinchal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg.
Fiachna gets full guard.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fiachna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kvinchal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
Kvinchal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fiachna has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (5) vs (2) Kvinchal
Kvinchal can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is looking to reverse the position.
Fiachna wants to control but Kvinchal is keeping him busy.
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!
Kvinchal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fiachna's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fiachna is looking for a kimura but Kvinchal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiachna to get the leverage.
Fiachna works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (8) vs (2) Kvinchal
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna avoids the attempt from Kvinchal to control.
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Fiachna is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kvinchal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kvinchal wants to control but Fiachna is having none of it.
Fiachna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fiachna controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal working to try and regain half guard.
Kvinchal regains half guard.
Fiachna is pressing down on Kvinchal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kvinchal is holding on for now.
Fiachna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvinchal keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fiachna passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (11) vs (2) Kvinchal
Fiachna fails to advance to Kvinchal's back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to control but Kvinchal has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiachna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiachna's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiachna (11) vs (6) Kvinchal
Kvinchal seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fiachna's chin but Fiachna turns very nicely into Kvinchal's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fiachna.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (13) vs (6) Kvinchal
Fiachna stopping the sweep attempt from Kvinchal.
Fiachna passes Kvinchal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kvinchal has his hands clasped together around Fiachna's back. He's all about the action.
Kvinchal is not content to let Fiachna control the position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiachna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiachna's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiachna (13) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kvinchal is trying to stick to Fiachna's back but Fiachna is turning into Kvinchal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kvinchal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fiachna. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (15) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna pushing down on Kvinchal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiachna in particular looking to stall.
Fiachna is looking to take a break and control but Kvinchal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiachna slows the pace down in half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to control Fiachna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiachna in particular looking to stall.
Kvinchal actively working from the bottom here.
Fiachna content to control rather than advance.
Fiachna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kvinchal tries to roll over but Fiachna keeps him under control.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal trying to control but Fiachna postures up.
Kvinchal wants to get back to full guard.
Fiachna uses his free foot to push down on Kvinchal's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kvinchal. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (18) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Fiachna content just to control the position here.
Kvinchal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fiachna controlling the action here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fiachna controlling the action here.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kvinchal trying to control here.
Fiachna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kvinchal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Kvinchal is defending well.
Kvinchal is trying to control but can't.
Fiachna is trying to control. Kvinchal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fiachna tries to pass to full mount but Kvinchal defends it.
Kvinchal is looking to control Fiachna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kvinchal avoid being mounted?
Fiachna passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (21) vs (10) Kvinchal
Fiachna wants to take Kvinchal's back here but Kvinchal is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fiachna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kvinchal is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiachna takes the fight on points by 21 to 10.
Darragh Fiachna 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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