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Bots de Garra 73 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 57 wins and 41 losses; Malaki Fiso! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 33 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Fiachna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fiso is fending him off so far but Fiachna persists. Nope, Fiso circles away and we're back to standing.
Fiso shoots in and bounces Fiachna off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiso (2) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna being controlled here, momentarily.
Fiso passes Fiachna's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fiso not doing much here.
Fiso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna manages to get to full guard.
Fiso 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.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiso stands and throws Fiachna's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiso (5) vs (0) Fiachna
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
Fiso trying to control the position but Fiachna is working away.
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.
Fiachna tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fiso trying to control the position but Fiachna is working away.
Fiso moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Fiso (7) vs (0) Fiachna
Fiachna is working to get back to half guard.
Fiso tries to control but Fiachna wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna can't escape the position.
Fiachna stops Fiso from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Fiachna is trying desperately to improve position.
Fiso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fiso looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fiso takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Score +3 for taking back: Fiso (10) vs (0) Fiachna
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fiso's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso keeps control of the position as Fiachna tries to break free.
Fiso controlling from the back.
Fiachna is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fiachna is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fiso is looking to control Fiachna but Fiachna is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fiso keeps control of the position as Fiachna tries to break free.
Fiachna tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fiachna stops Fiso from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to control but Fiso is having none of it.
Fiachna is trying to escape the mount.
Fiso is trying to take his opponent's back.
Fiso wants to control the pace but Fiachna is squirming around nicely.
Fiachna sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fiachna wants to control but Fiso is keeping busy.
Fiachna moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fiso seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiso'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.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Fiso postures up.
Fiso forces his way into half guard.
Fiachna manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiachna trying to control the position here.
Fiso preventing the sweep.
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiachna trying to control the position here.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiachna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiachna looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fiachna trying to keep a closed guard but Fiso is proving a slippery customer.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Fiachna seems keen to control Fiso's posture.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiso is one step ahead there.
Fiachna is controlling Fiso's posture.
Fiso passes Fiachna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fiachna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fiachna is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fiachna trying to keep a closed guard but Fiso is proving a slippery customer.
Fiso engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control the position.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiachna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fiso stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiachna trying to keep a closed guard but Fiso is proving a slippery customer.
Fiachna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fiso haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fiso looking to pass the guard.
Fiso 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.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Fiso tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiachna is retaining full guard.
Fiso passes Fiachna's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fiso trying to control from half guard but Fiachna is working away.
Fiso controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiso is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to free his trapped foot but Fiachna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fiachna is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fiso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fiso's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiso (10) vs (4) Fiachna
Fiachna gets his hands free as Fiso looks to control.
Fiachna struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fiachna biding his time, controlling Fiso.
Fiachna is looking to control Fiso but Fiso is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fiso trying to control the hands but Fiachna won't let him.
Fiso is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fiachna.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiso breaks Fiachna's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (12) vs (4) Fiachna
Fiachna trying to control the position.
Fiso wants to pass the guard but Fiachna is keeping the position.
Fiso preventing the sweep.
Fiachna controls Fiso momentarily but Fiso frees himself.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiachna is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (12) vs (6) Fiachna
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiso looking to control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiso seems keen to control Fiachna's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fiso is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiso (14) vs (6) Fiachna
Fiso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fiachna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fiachna looking for a sweep. Not yet Fiachna, not yet.
Fiachna is trying to control the position but Fiso postures up.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Fiachna looking for a sweep. Not yet Fiachna, not yet.
Fiachna looking to control.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fiachna wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiso not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fiachna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fiachna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fiachna looking for a sweep. Not yet Fiachna, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiso postures up.
Fiso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fiso wants to take a breather but Fiachna is having none of it.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiso takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
An out of breath Malaki Fiso 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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