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Bots de Garra 90 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 53 wins and 32 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 22 losses; Abubakar Camara!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nickal gets the takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Nickal (4) vs (0) Camara
Camara prevents Nickal from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Camara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Camara is looking to regain half guard here but Nickal keeps moving and retains side control.
Nickal trying to control the position but Camara is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara is trying to control but can't.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Camara defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal prevents Camara from improving his position.
Camara won't allow Nickal to pass to mount.
Nickal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nickal in particular looking to stall.
Camara wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy.
Camara is pressing down on Nickal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camara has an active guard here but Nickal has managed to pass into half guard.
Camara is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal content to control rather than advance.
Camara tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Camara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control the action but Camara is working from the bottom.
Camara is controlling Nickal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Camara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Camara is refusing to be controlled, as Nickal sits in half guard.
Nickal not doing much here.
Camara is pressing down on Nickal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Nickal sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Camara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Camara keeps moving.
Camara wants to sweep here but Nickal controlling him for the moment.
Camara is looking for a triangle but Nickal pushes his legs off easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Camara is trying to hold Nickal in close to prevent damage but Nickal has managed to pass into half guard.
Camara wants to get back to full guard.
Nickal is trying to control the action in half guard but Camara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Camara keeping hold of Nickal's head, controlling as best he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Camara wants to control the action here but instead Nickal manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (7) vs (0) Camara
Camara tries to reverse the position but Nickal maintains control.
Nickal looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control the pace but Camara is squirming around nicely.
Nickal wants to control but instead Camara manages to regain half guard.
Camara is looking to control Nickal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Camara avoid being mounted?
Nickal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Camara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Camara controls Nickal momentarily but Nickal frees himself.
Camara pulls Nickal in to control the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Camara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickal passes Camara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Camara defending well.
Nickal moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (10) vs (0) Camara
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Camara is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nickal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Camara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Camara is pressing down on Nickal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal stopping the sweep attempt from Camara.
Camara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nickal defends it easily.
Camara is controlling Nickal's posture.
Nickal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Camara trying to keep a closed guard but Nickal is proving a slippery customer.
Nickal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.
A relieved looking Bo Nickal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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