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Bots de Garra 93 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 96 wins and 56 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 23 losses; Jari Laitila!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Laitila closes the distance and clinches.
Diesel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diesel gets a trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (0) Laitila
Laitila has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diesel is working away from the top position though.
Laitila is trying to get back to full guard.
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 works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (5) vs (0) Laitila
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel fails to advance to Laitila's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila is looking to improve his position but Diesel isn't that keen on the idea.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Laitila is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laitila tries to reverse the position but Diesel maintains control.
Diesel with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from mount.
Diesel fails to take his opponent's back.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Laitila is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel avoids the attempt from Laitila to control.
Laitila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Diesel controlling the position easily from mount.
Diesel avoids the attempt from Laitila to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Laitila prevents Diesel from taking his back.
Diesel controlling from the full mount.
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diesel fails to take his opponent's back.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel prevents Laitila from getting the reversal.
Diesel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laitila is desperately trying to improve his position but Diesel has a good base and remains in mount.
That's eight 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.
Laitila bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (5) vs (2) Laitila
Diesel being controlled here, momentarily.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Laitila postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Laitila preventing the sweep.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Laitila is stalling in the full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laitila 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 controls Laitila momentarily but Laitila frees himself.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diesel holds on and takes a little breather.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Laitila tries to pass.
Diesel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Laitila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laitila wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diesel managing to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel trying to keep a closed guard but Laitila is proving a slippery customer.
Diesel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Laitila from controlling successfully.
Laitila preventing the sweep.
Diesel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laitila controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
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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