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Bots de Garra 87 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 39 wins and 36 losses; Jab Brown! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 34 losses; Darragh Fiachna!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Fiachna darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Brown (0) vs (2) Fiachna
Fiachna is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fiachna is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Fiachna seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fiachna is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiachna to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna is looking to pass Brown's guard but actually Brown recovers to full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Fiachna looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pulls Fiachna in close to prevent any damage.
Fiachna slips nicely into half guard.
Fiachna trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Fiachna is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Brown wants to control but Fiachna is keeping busy.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Fiachna sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Fiachna slows the pace down in half guard.
Fiachna is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fiachna with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fiachna wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Fiachna tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Fiachna is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiachna is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Fiachna is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Fiachna is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Fiachna has control of the leg.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Fiachna wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Fiachna tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fiachna working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Fiachna wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna stalling.
Fiachna tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Fiachna takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fiachna wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown wants to improve his position but Fiachna is controlling well.
Fiachna is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is staying active underneath Fiachna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fiachna is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fiachna is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fiachna looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Fiachna sits in half guard.
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Brown is defending well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is still trying to improve position.
Brown trying to hold on to Fiachna's head to control him but Fiachna postures up.
Fiachna trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Fiachna wants to pass to mount but Brown is defending the position.
Fiachna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown keeping full guard, as Fiachna tries to pass.
Fiachna content to stall in guard here.
Fiachna stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Brown (0) vs (5) Fiachna
Fiachna wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna controlling the position.
Brown regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fiachna's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fiachna is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fiachna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown tries to roll over but Fiachna keeps him under control.
Fiachna is looking for a kimura here.
Fiachna prevents Brown from improving his position.
Fiachna is stalling here. Brown is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fiachna seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brown has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Brown (4) vs (5) Fiachna
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is trying to improve his position.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fiachna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fiachna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings around for an armbar but Fiachna sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Brown's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Brown (4) vs (7) Fiachna
Brown keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Fiachna is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Fiachna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fiachna is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiachna trying to pass the guard but Brown defending well.
Fiachna is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiachna wins on points by 7 to 4.
A victorious Darragh Fiachna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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