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Bots de Garra 111 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 100 wins and 61 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 65 wins and 39 losses; Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Nickal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diesel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Diesel (0) vs (4) Nickal
Diesel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diesel is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel regains half guard.
Nickal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel is staying active underneath Nickal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nickal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diesel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nickal in particular looking to stall.
Nickal is looking to advance position but Diesel won't allow it.
Nickal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nickal is looking to stall here but Diesel recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diesel looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel pulls Nickal in to control the position.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nickal passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (0) vs (7) Nickal
Diesel is not content to let Nickal control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to control Nickal's posture but Nickal avoids it.
Diesel stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Nickal controlling the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
Diesel struggling a bit here.
Diesel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nickal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nickal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diesel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Diesel defending well.
Nickal controlling the pace.
Diesel trying to control from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling the position for now.
Diesel wants to control but Nickal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diesel is not content to let Nickal control the position.
Diesel trying to control but Nickal postures up.
Diesel is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel is not content to let Nickal control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to control but can't.
Nickal wants to free his trapped foot but Diesel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diesel is looking to control Nickal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diesel avoid being mounted?
Diesel is staying active underneath Nickal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nickal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nickal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (0) vs (10) Nickal
Diesel wants to control but Nickal is having none of it.
Diesel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to control but Diesel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nickal tries to take Diesel's back but instead Diesel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've been informed that Nickal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diesel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickal is one step ahead there.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nickal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Nickal tries to pass.
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 keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to keep Nickal in close.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Diesel is pulling down on Nickal's head. It's preventing any offense from Nickal, at least for the moment.
Nickal trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nickal looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diesel (2) vs (10) Nickal
Nickal keeping moving, preventing Diesel from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickal seems keen to control Diesel's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickal wins on points by 10 to 2.
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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