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Bots de Garra 63 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 85 wins and 47 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 22 losses; Tommy Toehold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Toehold tries for a takedown but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toehold tries to sprawl but Diesel drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Toehold
Diesel controlling the pace.
Diesel wants to pass to mount but Toehold is defending the position.
Toehold gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diesel trying to control but Toehold is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (0) Toehold
Diesel gets to mount! Toehold was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Diesel (7) vs (0) Toehold
Toehold is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
Diesel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diesel controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toehold tries to lock up and control but Diesel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diesel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toehold is looking to escape.
Diesel controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
Diesel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diesel trying to control but Toehold is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toehold has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Diesel's lack of action.
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.
Toehold is looking to improve his position.
Diesel slows the pace down in half guard.
Toehold tries to get to full guard but Diesel has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel uses his free foot to push down on Toehold's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Toehold. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (10) vs (0) Toehold
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diesel controlling his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to control but Toehold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Toehold wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Toehold wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
Toehold working to try and regain half guard.
Diesel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to control but Toehold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Toehold wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Toehold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from mount.
Diesel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Toehold regains half guard.
Diesel is looking to advance position but Toehold won't allow it.
Diesel not doing much here.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but Toehold defending well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to get back to full guard.
Diesel is pressing down on Toehold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toehold is holding on for now.
Diesel wants to control but Toehold is keeping him busy.
Diesel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Toehold is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diesel wants to free his trapped foot but Toehold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toehold is trying to maintain the position but Diesel is very close to passing his half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to stall here but Toehold recovers full guard.
Diesel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toehold is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toehold looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
Kurt Diesel retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kurt Diesel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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