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Bots de Garra 119 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 26 wins and 34 losses; Jari Laitila! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 101 wins and 65 losses; Kurt Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Diesel shoots in and bounces Laitila off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laitila (0) vs (2) Diesel
Diesel 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 works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diesel tries to pass to full mount but Laitila defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laitila is refusing to be controlled, as Diesel sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to maintain the position but Diesel is very close to passing his half guard.
Laitila won't allow Diesel to pass to mount.
Laitila is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laitila wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy.
Diesel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Laitila is defending well.
Laitila is not content to let Diesel control the position.
Laitila is holding on to half guard well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laitila is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Freddy\'s Grappling Institute, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is looking to advance position but Laitila won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diesel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Laitila trying to control but Diesel postures up.
Laitila keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laitila wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Diesel seems content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diesel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Laitila is looking to control Diesel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laitila avoid being mounted?
Laitila wants to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laitila wants to control but Diesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diesel is pressing down on Laitila's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laitila is holding on for now.
Laitila keeping hold of Diesel's head, controlling as best he can.
Diesel trying to control the action but Laitila is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laitila haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diesel prevents Laitila from improving his position.
Laitila holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diesel wants to take a breather but Laitila is having none of 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Laitila gets full guard.
Diesel pushing down on Laitila's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diesel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laitila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laitila tries to roll over but Diesel keeps him under control.
Diesel trying to control from half guard but Laitila is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diesel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Laitila! Score +3 for passing guard: Laitila (0) vs (5) Diesel
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diesel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laitila tries to hold on but Diesel pushes him away.
Laitila is squirming around, avoiding Diesel's attempts to control the action.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from mount.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling from the full mount.
Laitila really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diesel looking to control but Laitila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is trying desperately to improve position.
Laitila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laitila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Laitila is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Laitila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel looking to control but Laitila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel wins on points by 5 to 0.
Kurt Diesel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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