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Bots de Garra 134 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 44 wins and 20 losses; Reijo Halli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 55 wins and 28 losses; Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Halli shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schaubi napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Halli (4) vs (0) Schaubi
Schaubi is not content to let Halli control the position.
Schaubi tries to buck Halli off but Halli is having none of it.
Halli has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Schaubi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaubi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halli's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Schaubi tries to get to full guard but Halli has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli content to control rather than advance.
Schaubi trying to hold on to Halli's head to control him but Halli postures up.
Halli not doing much here.
Halli is thwarting Schaubi's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is looking to improve his position.
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.
Halli tries to pass to full mount but Schaubi defends it.
Schaubi is looking to control Halli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schaubi avoid being mounted?
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi wants to control but Halli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schaubi tries to roll over but Halli keeps him under control.
Schaubi trying to control here.
Schaubi is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi has his hands clasped together around Halli's back. He's all about the action.
Schaubi is trying to control but can't.
Halli trying to control the action but Schaubi is working from the bottom.
Schaubi is looking to improve his position.
Schaubi is looking to control Halli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schaubi avoid being mounted?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi wants to improve his position but Halli is controlling well.
Schaubi trying to control from the bottom.
Schaubi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schaubi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Halli wants to control from the top but Schaubi keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi trying to keep a closed guard but Halli is proving a slippery customer.
Schaubi is adopting a defensive guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Halli puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schaubi is trying to maintain the position but Halli is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard.
Schaubi trying to control here.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard but Halli has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Halli (7) vs (0) Schaubi
Halli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Schaubi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is looking to regain half guard here but Halli keeps moving and retains side control.
Halli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schaubi keeps working.
Schaubi is looking to regain half guard here but Halli keeps moving and retains side control.
Schaubi is still trying to improve position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to control Halli's posture but Halli avoids it.
Schaubi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Schaubi is trying to improve his position.
Schaubi is trying to control Halli's posture but Halli avoids it.
Schaubi is looking to reverse the position.
Schaubi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halli wants to control but Schaubi is keeping him busy.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halli wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halli happy to just control the position for now.
Schaubi is looking for a sweep.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to control Halli's posture but Halli avoids it.
Schaubi tries to bench press Halli off him but Halli keeps the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is not content to let Halli control the position.
Schaubi is looking for a sweep.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Halli trying to control the position but Schaubi is working away.
Schaubi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Halli (7) vs (2) Schaubi
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schaubi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Halli takes the fight on points by 7 to 2.
Reijo Halli spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Abu Schaubi spoke after the fight, saying 'Gawld dawg'. |
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