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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 Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Isaac Vernon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 11 losses; Kastav Kvinchal!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Vernon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Vernon (4) vs (0) Kvinchal
Vernon trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Vernon has control of an arm but Kvinchal manages to advance to Vernon's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Vernon (4) vs (4) Kvinchal
Vernon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vernon trying to get back to full guard but Kvinchal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (4) vs (7) Kvinchal
Kvinchal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vernon is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvinchal tries to control but Vernon wriggling away.
Kvinchal is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vernon wants to control but Kvinchal is having none of it.
Kvinchal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vernon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vernon regains half guard.
Vernon is refusing to be controlled, as Kvinchal sits in half guard.
Kvinchal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vernon defends it well.
Kvinchal seems to be working for a kimura but Vernon defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon trying to hold on to Kvinchal's head to control him but Kvinchal postures up.
Still in half guard, Kvinchal seems content to control.
Vernon gets full guard.
Kvinchal trying to control but Vernon is working from the bottom.
Vernon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon controls Kvinchal momentarily but Kvinchal frees himself.
Kvinchal wants to control from the top but Vernon keeps moving.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Vernon is keeping the position.
Vernon trying to control the position.
Vernon working for submissions but it's allowed Kvinchal to get to half guard.
Vernon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kvinchal wants to take a breather but Vernon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Vernon trying to keep a closed guard but Kvinchal is proving a slippery customer.
Kvinchal advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (4) vs (10) Kvinchal
Kvinchal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kvinchal is trying to get an arm triangle but Vernon is defending well.
Vernon manages to get back to half guard.
Vernon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal wants to pass to mount but Vernon is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Vernon is working from the bottom.
Vernon is looking to improve his position.
Vernon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kvinchal is working away from the top position though.
Vernon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal is fighting to break Vernon's control of his arms but Vernon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvinchal won't allow Vernon to sweep him here.
Vernon working a defensive guard here.
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvinchal preventing the sweep.
Kvinchal looking to pass the guard.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vernon 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: Vernon (6) vs (10) Kvinchal
Vernon prevents Kvinchal from improving his position.
Vernon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kvinchal is looking for a sweep. Vernon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal has a hand on Vernon's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vernon takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Vernon (9) vs (10) Kvinchal
Vernon manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kvinchal to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Vernon (12) vs (10) Kvinchal
Vernon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vernon tightening his grip on Kvinchal, looking for the choke.
Vernon doesn't have the hooks in and Kvinchal manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (12) vs (12) Kvinchal
Kvinchal trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vernon has Kvinchal pulled in close to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal passes into half guard.
Kvinchal is looking to take a break and control but Vernon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vernon tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg.
Kvinchal seems to be working for a kimura but Vernon defends the submission attempt.
Kvinchal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kvinchal trying to control the action but Vernon is working from the bottom.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Vernon tries to get to full guard but Kvinchal has control of the leg.
Kvinchal is looking to take a break and control but Vernon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vernon tries to roll over but Kvinchal keeps him under control.
Vernon gets back to full guard.
Vernon keeping moving, preventing Kvinchal from controlling successfully.
Kvinchal wants to pass the guard but Vernon is keeping the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Vernon wants to sweep here but Kvinchal controlling him for the moment.
Vernon is working hard here to advance position.
Vernon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vernon keeping full guard, as Kvinchal tries to pass.
Vernon wants to sweep here but Kvinchal controlling him for the moment.
Kvinchal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vernon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kvinchal has Vernon in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (14) vs (12) Kvinchal
Kvinchal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vernon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vernon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvinchal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vernon is working for a submission of some sort.
Kvinchal is looking to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal looking for submissions off his back.
Vernon is taking a breather. Kvinchal 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.
Kvinchal wants to improve his position but Vernon is controlling well.
Vernon trying to control the action but Kvinchal is working from the bottom.
Vernon content to control rather than advance.
Kvinchal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vernon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vernon's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Vernon (14) vs (16) Kvinchal
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kvinchal trying to control momentarily.
Kvinchal doesn't have the hooks in and Vernon manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Vernon (16) vs (16) Kvinchal
Vernon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kvinchal looking to control but Vernon passes into half guard.
Kvinchal moves into full guard.
Kvinchal looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kvinchal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vernon defends well.
Vernon wants to control from the top but Kvinchal keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Kvinchal gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Kvinchal wins on points by 17 to 16.
Kastav Kvinchal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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