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Bots de Garra 98 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 58 wins and 33 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 14 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clubber to the mat! Clubber manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (0) Clubber
Clubber wants to sweep here but Nickal controlling him for the moment.
Clubber has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nickal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nickal trying to control but Clubber is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clubber keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clubber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clubber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Clubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clubber is pulling down on Nickal's head to control his posture.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
Clubber looking to control.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Clubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Clubber pulls Nickal in close to prevent any damage.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Clubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal stopping the sweep attempt from Clubber.
Nickal passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Nickal (5) vs (0) Clubber
Clubber can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clubber keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Clubber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is not content to let Nickal control the position.
You can see the frustration on Clubber's face as Nickal controls the position.
Clubber is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Nickal politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nickal prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is not content to let Nickal control the position.
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.
Clubber looks to move to half guard but instead Nickal has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nickal (7) vs (0) Clubber
Nickal fails to take his opponent's back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nickal controlling the pace for now.
Nickal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nickal wants to take his opponent's back but Clubber doesn't allow it.
Nickal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clubber is looking to escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clubber can't escape the position.
Nickal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clubber can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Clubber stops Nickal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Nickal tries to control but Clubber wriggling away.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nickal controlling his opponent.
Nickal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Nickal looking to control but Clubber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickal mounts Clubber! Really nice guard pass there!
Clubber tries to reverse the position but Nickal maintains control.
Clubber stops Nickal from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nickal jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clubber is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clubber and Nickal has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Clubber is not content to let Nickal control the position.
Clubber prevents Nickal from improving position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is being controlled here.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clubber keeps working.
Nickal working away.
Clubber tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Nickal easily slips into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Nickal (9) vs (0) Clubber
Nickal wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Clubber is squirming around, avoiding Nickal's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Bo Nickal retains his super heavyweight title!
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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