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Bots de Garra 136 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 St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 52 wins and 50 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 9 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Fiachna pushes Gean up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fiachna gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gean regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (2) vs (0) Gean
Fiachna trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
Fiachna preventing the sweep.
Fiachna content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiachna drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gean looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gean looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gean! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Fiachna (2) vs (4) Gean
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to regain half guard here but Gean keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gean staying calm.
Fiachna is not content to let Gean control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna struggling a bit here.
Gean staying calm.
Fiachna can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna regains half guard.
Fiachna is looking for a sweep. Gean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiachna is looking to control Gean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fiachna avoid being mounted?
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Gean has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fiachna wants to improve his position but Gean is controlling well.
Gean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to control but Gean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fiachna has a hand on Gean's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gean takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (2) vs (7) Gean
Fiachna is desperately trying to improve his position but Gean has a good base and remains in mount.
Fiachna regains half guard.
Fiachna trying to control from the bottom.
Gean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fiachna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gean wants to take a breather but Fiachna is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Gean is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
Gean looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gean is working away from the top position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gean wants to pass to mount but Fiachna is defending the position.
Fiachna looking for submissions off his back.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gean is working away from the top position though.
Fiachna tries to get to full guard but Gean has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gean is keen to just control but Fiachna is a slippery customer.
Fiachna trying to control here.
Gean is trying to control. Fiachna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gean is thwarting Fiachna's attempts to control the position.
Fiachna is looking to improve his position.
Fiachna controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna wants to control the action here but instead Gean manages to pass to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (2) vs (10) Gean
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.
Fiachna is trying desperately to improve position.
Fiachna tries to lock up and control but Gean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fiachna sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gean in particular looking to stall.
Fiachna regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gean trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna controlling the position.
Fiachna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fiachna controls Gean momentarily but Gean frees himself.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gean 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.
Gean stopping the sweep attempt from Fiachna.
Fiachna managing to control the position.
Gean avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gean preventing the sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gean manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Fiachna (4) vs (10) Gean
Fiachna wants to control from the top but Gean keeps moving.
Fiachna sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gean's guard.
Fiachna wants to take a breather but Gean is having none of it.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna is looking to pass Gean's guard but actually Gean recovers to full guard.
Fiachna wants to pass the guard but Gean is keeping the position.
Fiachna trying to control the position from guard on top but Gean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gean 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.
Fiachna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gean keeping moving, preventing Fiachna from controlling successfully.
Gean controlling Fiachna's posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Fiachna trying to control but Gean is working from the bottom.
Gean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fiachna pushing down on Gean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fiachna working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gean's thigh. Gean counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gean wins on points by 10 to 4.
An out of breath Mean Gean thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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