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Bots de Garra 62 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 33 wins and 19 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 21 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kamenev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamenev clinches with his opponent.
Gracias jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamenev walks away with a smile on his face. Gracias gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kamenev rushes Gracias and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenev has clasped his hands together around Gracias's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kamenev (4) vs (0) Gracias
Gracias is trying to get back to half guard.
Kamenev controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias is looking for a sweep.
Kamenev wants to control but Gracias is keeping him busy.
Gracias is trying to get back to half guard.
Kamenev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracias will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracias struggling a bit here.
Gracias manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kamenev's best efforts.
Kamenev is trying to control. Gracias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracias wants to improve his position but Kamenev is controlling well.
Kamenev controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control but Gracias is keeping him busy.
Gracias actively working from the bottom here.
Gracias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to get back to full guard but Kamenev has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (7) vs (0) Gracias
Kamenev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kamenev trying to control but Gracias is having none of it.
Kamenev controlling from mount.
Gracias is trying to reverse the position but instead Kamenev has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (10) vs (0) Gracias
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controls the position.
Gracias is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kamenev controls the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kamenev struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracias tries to break free.
Kamenev wants to control but Gracias is keeping busy.
Gracias is trying to break free.
Gracias keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracias trying to control the action but Kamenev just sinks the hooks in.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev keeps control of the position as Gracias tries to break free.
Kamenev is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracias knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracias for a finish.
Kamenev wants to control but Gracias is keeping busy.
Gracias trying to control the hands but Kamenev breaks the grip.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracias rolls, trying to escape but Kamenev keeps control of the position.
Kamenev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gracias can't escape the position.
Gracias trying to control the position but Kamenev manages to sink in the hooks.
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.
Gracias is keeping busy.
Kamenev not allowing Gracias to control his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev controls the position.
Gracias is really stuck here.
Gracias just trying to survive but Kamenev is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gracias looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kamenev.
Gracias wants to control his opponent's hands but Kamenev gets his hands free.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracias rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracias is trying to control but can't.
Kamenev is looking to advance position but Gracias won't allow it.
Kamenev moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gracias. Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (13) vs (0) Gracias
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev gets to mount! Gracias was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Kamenev (15) vs (0) Gracias
Kamenev looking to control but Gracias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracias tries to control Kamenev's body but Kamenev pushes him off. Gracias squirms to his side and now Kamenev has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (18) vs (0) Gracias
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev wants to control but Gracias is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamenev controlling the positon.
Kamenev looking for the choke from the back.
Gracias tries to escape the position.
Kamenev trying to control momentarily.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracias wants to escape the position.
Kamenev looking for the choke but no joy.
Gracias is trying to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamenev controlling the positon.
Kamenev is looking to control Gracias but Gracias is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenev is riding his opponent, not letting Gracias buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 18 to 0.
A very excited looking Ivan Kamenev 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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