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Bots de Garra 107 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 62 wins and 38 losses; Bo Nickal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 24 losses; Richard Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Nickal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anderson's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (0) Anderson
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal content to stall in guard here.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson has control of Nickal's left arm, preventing Nickal from doing any damage.
Nickal trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nickal manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (2) vs (2) Anderson
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Nickal.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nickal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nickal trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nickal controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Nickal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nickal pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
More stalling from Anderson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nickal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Nickal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nickal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Nickal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nickal 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.
Anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Nickal looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Nickal keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickal is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (4) vs (2) Anderson
Nickal content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal content to stall in guard here.
Anderson pulls Nickal in close to prevent any damage.
Nickal trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickal controls the pace.
Nickal trying to move into half guard but instead Anderson has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nickal (4) vs (4) Anderson
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickal pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nickal 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.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal controlling the position.
Nickal trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! Nickal is heads and Anderson is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... heads!
Nickal takes the fight on points by 5 to 4.
Our winner, Bo Nickal, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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